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'''Drukpa Kagyü''' ([[Wyl.]] ''‘brug pa bka brgyud'') - The founder of the Drukpa Kagyü lineage is either said to be [[Lingje Repa Pema Dorje]] (1128-1188), or his principal disciple, [[Tsangpa Gyare]] Yeshe Dorje (1161-1211), the first Drukchen Rinpoche. Among the great masters of this school is the renowned historian [[Pema Karpo]] (1527-92).  
'''Drukpa Kagyü''' ([[Wyl.]] ''‘brug pa bka brgyud'') — one of the subschools of the [[Kagyü]] tradition. The founder of the Drukpa Kagyü lineage is either said to be [[Lingje Repa Pema Dorje]] (1128-1188), or his principal disciple, [[Tsangpa Gyare]] Yeshe Dorje (1161-1211), the first Drukchen Rinpoche. Among the great masters of this school is the renowned historian [[Pema Karpo]] (1527-92).  


The lineage acquired the name Drukpa in the twelfth century when, in 1206, Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje saw nine dragons fly up into the sky from the ground of Namdruk, and he named his lineage "Drukpa", or "Lineage of the Dragons" after this auspicious event. In this way, Tsangpa Gyare could be said to be the founder of the Drukpa Kagyü lineage.
The lineage acquired the name Drukpa in the twelfth century when, in 1206, Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje saw nine dragons fly up into the sky from the ground of Namdruk, and he named his lineage "Drukpa", or "Lineage of the Dragons" after this auspicious event. In this way, Tsangpa Gyare could be said to be the founder of the Drukpa Kagyü lineage.

Revision as of 14:16, 21 October 2008

Drukpa Kagyü (Wyl. ‘brug pa bka brgyud) — one of the subschools of the Kagyü tradition. The founder of the Drukpa Kagyü lineage is either said to be Lingje Repa Pema Dorje (1128-1188), or his principal disciple, Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje (1161-1211), the first Drukchen Rinpoche. Among the great masters of this school is the renowned historian Pema Karpo (1527-92).

The lineage acquired the name Drukpa in the twelfth century when, in 1206, Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje saw nine dragons fly up into the sky from the ground of Namdruk, and he named his lineage "Drukpa", or "Lineage of the Dragons" after this auspicious event. In this way, Tsangpa Gyare could be said to be the founder of the Drukpa Kagyü lineage.