The Kamtsang Kagyü་ or Karma Kagyü Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism (ཀཾ་ཚང་ངམ་ཀརྨ་བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་) from the THL Tibetan Religions and Sects Encyclopedia

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1. Nemdo Kagyü (gnas mdo bka' brgyud)
2. Zurmang Kagyü (zur mang bka' brgyud)

Summary

The Karma Kagyü (karma bka' brgyud) sect was founded by Düsum Khyenpa (dus gsum mkhyen pa, 1110-93) who founded Tsurpu (mtshur phu) Monastery in 1185. He was a disciple of Gampopa. "Karma" suborder is probably named after the monastery of Karma Densa (karma gdan sa) which he already founded earlier in eastern Tibet, his home province. The Karma Kagyü became one of the most important and powerful of Tibetan sects, and was very politicized in the various religious conflicts transpiring in Central Tibet. The line of incarnations descending from Düsum Khyenpa came to be known as the Karmapas (currently in its seventeenth reincarnation), and developed into one of most famous and powerful of Tibetan trülkus (institutionalized reincarnate lamas, sprul sku). (David Germano – June 21, 2004)

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