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Kagyu: Encyclopedia - Kagyu
The Kagyu (Wylie transliteration: Bka'-brgyud) school (known as the "Oral Lineage" and "the Spotless Practice Lineage" school) is one of ...
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Geluk: Encyclopedia - Geluk
The Geluk or Gelug (Wylie transliteration: Dge-lugs, Tibetan: དགེ་ལུགས་པ་) school of Buddhism was founded by Tsongk...
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Kagyu: Encyclopedia Ii - Kagyu - Origins
The Kagyu school traces its origins to the teachings of the Indian mystics Tilopa (988-1089) and Naropa (1016-1100), whose lineage was tr...
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Je Tsongkhapa: Encyclopedia Ii - Je Tsongkhapa - Tsongkhapa's Legacy
Tsongkhapa would go on to found the Geluk (Dge-lugs-pa) order, built on the foundations of the Kadampa (Bka'-gdams-pa) tradition, with an...
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Kagyu: Encyclopedia Ii - Kagyu - Teachings
The central teaching of Kagyu is the doctrine of Mahamudra, or "the Great Seal", as elucidated by Gampopa in his various works. This doct...
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Je Tsongkhapa: Encyclopedia Ii - Je Tsongkhapa - Early Years
Born in Amdo province of Tibet during 1357, Tsongkhapa received full lay ordination at the age of three from the 4th Karmapa Rolpey Dorje...
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