The Dakpo Kagyü་ Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism (དྭགས་པོ་བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་) from the THL Tibetan Religions and Sects Encyclopedia

Divisions

1. Barom Kagyü ('ba' rom bka' brgyud)
2. Kamtsang (kam tshang) or Karma Kagyü (kar ma bka' brgyud)
3. Pakdru Kagyü (phag gru bka' brgyud)
4. Tselpa Kagyü (tshal pa bka' brgyud)

Summary

"Dakpo" refers to the homeland of Gampopa (sgam po pa, 1079-1153), whose disciples founded the various sects grouped together under the heading of the Dakpo Kagyü. There are different schemes for discussing the suborders of the Dakpo Kagyü, not surprising given that it represents the most subdivided sect in Tibet. The dominant scheme is to speak of "four major Kagyü traditions," the last which has eight subdivisions (bka' brgyud che bzhi chung brgyad). (David Germano – June 21, 2004)

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