The Kagyu school, also transliterated as Kagyü, or Kagyud, which translates to "Oral Lineage" or "Whispered Transmission" school, is one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The Kagyu lineag
Lotsawa Marpa Chokyi Lodro
Karma Kagyu refuge tree (note the black hats of the Karmapas)
Jetsun Milarepa was a Tibetan siddha, who was famously known as a murderer when he was a young man, before turning to Buddhism and becoming a highly accomplished Buddhist disciple. He is generally con
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…Mahasiddhas Naropa, Maitripa and the yogini Niguma, via their student Marpa Lotsawa (1012–1097), who brought their teachings to Tibet. Marpa's student Milarepa was also an influential poet and teacher. The Tibetan Kagyu tradition gave rise to a large number of independent sub-schools and lineages. The principal…
A famous statue of Milarepa self made by Milerapa's root student Bhu Rechungpa which later belonged to Nyanang Phelgyeling Monastery, Tibet and now is in Phelgyeling Monastery, Nepal.
Overlooking Pelgyeling Gompa at Milarepa's Cave, Tibet.
The nine story tower that Milarepa single-handedly built, Sekar Gutok Monastery, Lhodrag, Tibet.
Milarepa statue, Pango Chorten, Gyantse, Tibet.