bka' 'gyur;Kangyur;kangyur;A collection, often in 108 volumes, that constitutes the base of the Buddhist canon in the Tibetan tradition. The ''Kangyur'' (literally, "translation of the words of Buddha") is divided into several sections, of which the main ones are the ''Tripiṭaka'', or Three Baskets, (sde snod gsum) and the tantras (rgyud). +
sa skya;Sakya;sakya;One of four principal schools of the Tibetan tradition founded by Könchok Gyelpo (1034-1102). His special teaching is the Lamdre, "the way and the fruit." +
bka' brgyud;Kagyu;kagyu;The Kagyu school has two main branches: Shangpa-Kagyu (shangs pa bka' brgyud) and Marpa-Kagyu (mar pa bka' brgyud). The Marpa-Kagyu branch has continued in the Dagpo-Kagyu (dvags po bka' brgyud) transmission, which stems from Dagpo Lhaje, or Gampopa. The Dagpo-Kagyu lineage itself includes the four main branches founded by the four disciples of Gampopa. The two better-known branches are the Karma-Kagyu, or Kamtshang-Kagyu, founded by the first Karmapa Tusum Khyenpa (1110-1193) and the Drikung-Kagyu, founded by Kyobpa Jigten Sumgön (1143-1217). Gampopa's third disciple, Phagmo Drupa (1110-1170), founded the Phagdru-Kagyu lineage. He had eight principal disciples who originated the eight schools of the secondary branch. Among the eight, the best known is the Drukpa-Kagyu school, founded by Ling Repa (1128—1189). +
rdo rje chang;Vajradhara;vajradhara;vajradhara;Meditational deity of the dharmakāya, the primordial awakening;inspirer of the revelations of numerous lineages. +