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Kagyu - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | The Kagyu (Tibetan: བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་; Wylie: Bka'-brgyud) school, also known as the "Oral Lineage" and "the Spotless Practice Lineage" school, is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the other three being Nyingma (Rnying-ma), Sakya (Sa-skya), and Gelug (Dge-lugs). |
 | | The Kagyu school traces its origins to the teachings of the Indian mystics Tilopa (988-1089) and Naropa (1016-1100), whose lineage was transmitted in Tibet by the great translator Marpa (1012-1097). |
 | | For instance, the Shangpa Kagyu predates Gompopa and thus is outside the framework. |
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