Kagyu School (བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་)
A family of Tibetan Buddhist descent in which the oral transmission of meditation and the teachings of masters is of central importance.
Religion links
- Parent religion
- Tibetan Buddhism (བོད་ཀྱི་ནང་ཆོས)
Religion profile
- Name in original language
- བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་
- type
- Religion
- Founder or central figure
- Marpa the translator and Milarepa are among the central lineage masters; lineages and branches are numerous
- Origin date (historical context)
- Eleventh century AD; Tibet and master-discipleship transitions
- Core beliefs
- Master-disciple transmission and meditation practices in Tibetan Buddhist lineages.
- Religious languages
- Tibetan and the languages of the following regions
Source
https://kagyuoffice.org/buddhism/buddhism-in-tibet/the-8-practice-lineages/
Kagyu is the name of a family of Tibetan Buddhist lineages that emphasizes the transmission of master to disciple and oral teaching. Its history is linked to Marpa the Translator, Milarepa, and Gampopa, and over time branches such as Karma Kagyu and other lineages have emerged.
Meditation, Mahamudra teachings, and traditional Tibetan practices are central to many Kagyu lineages. Leadership structures and methods of transmission vary among lineages, so Kagyu is both an umbrella name for several lineages and, in everyday usage, can refer to a specific lineage.
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