“格西”是藏族僧侣的学位的总名称,即“格威喜联”的简称,意为善知识,相当于现在所说的博士或硕士的意义。“格西”这个名称的起源很古,据《噶琼寺赤德松赞盟书誓文碑》中记载,在吐蕃时期就有赞普的子孙从僧侣中选任“善知识”学习和翻译佛教经典。15世纪初,黄教兴起后,创始人宗喀巴调整和改革了寺院组织,制定了一整套僧人学习的规章制度,“格 Geshe is the total name of a Tibetan monk’s degree, or “Gwynx”, which means good knowledge, equivalent to the meaning of a PhD or master now. The origin of the name Geshe is very ancient. According to the Vow monument of the Chih-Sung Tseng synopsis in the Kar-Qiong Monastery, during the Tubo period there were prominent progeny who chose “good knowledge” from monks to study and translate Buddhist scriptures . At the beginning of the 15th century, after the rise of the Huang teachings, the founder Tsongkhapa adjusted and reformed the monastic organization and formulated a set of rules and regulations for the study of monks.