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Karma Kagyu Lineage |
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Karma Kagyu is one of the major Buddhist schools from Tibet. As a lineage of direct oral transmission, it especially treasures meditation and can, through interaction with a qualified teacher, bring about the full direct experience of the nature of the mind. The Karma Kagyu methods were taught by the historical Buddha Shakyamuni to his closest students.
They were later passed on through the Indian Mahasiddhas: Padmasambhava, Tilopa, Naropa and Maitripa and the famous Tibetan Yogis Marpa and Milarepa. In the 12th century, the monk Gampopa gave the teachings to the first Gyalwa Karmapa whose successive incarnations have kept them powerful and vibrant over the centuries. Today, great Tibetan and Bhutanese teachers (lamas) such as Kunzig Shamarpa and Lopön Tsechu Rinpoche transmit this unbroken tradition when visiting the many Karma Kagyu centers around the world.
The Mahamudra transmission lineage is also called "The Golden Kagyu Garland."
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