Tibetan School
Kagyu
Kagyu
བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་
Basic Meaning
The Kagyu school traces its origin to the eleventh-century translator Marpa, who studied in India with Nāropa. Marpa's student Milarepa trained Gampopa, who founded the first monastery of the Kagyu order. As many as twelve subtraditions grew out from there, the best known being the Karma Kagyu, the Drikung, and the Drukpa.
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| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | Kagyu |
| Topic Variation | Kagyu |
| Tibetan | བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་ ( ka gyu) |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | bka' brgyud ( ka gyu) |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | Kagyu |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning | The Kagyu school traces its origin to the eleventh-century translator Marpa, who studied in India with Nāropa. Marpa's student Milarepa trained Gampopa, who founded the first monastery of the Kagyu order. As many as twelve subtraditions grew out from there, the best known being the Karma Kagyu, the Drikung, and the Drukpa. |
| Term Type | School |
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