Pakdru Kagyü (phag Gru Bka' Brgyud)

The Pakdru Kagyü་ Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism (ཕག་གྲུ་བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་) from the THL Tibetan Religions and Sects Encyclopedia

Divisions

  1. Drigung Kagyü ('bri gung bka' brgyud)
  2. Drukpa Kagyü ('brug pa bka' brgyud)
  3. Marpa Kagyü (smar pa bka' brgyud)
  4. Shuksep Kagyü (shug gseb bka' brgyud)
  5. Taklung Kagyü (stag lungs bka' brgyud)
  6. Tropu Kagyü (khro phu bka' brgyud)
  7. Yapzang Kagyü (g.ya' bzang bka' brgyud)
  8. Yelpa Kagyü (yel pa bka' brgyud)

Summary

The Pakdru (phag gru) order was founded by Phakmo Drupa Dorjé Gyelpo (phag mo gru pa rdo rje rgyal po, 1110-1170), one of the more important disciples of Gampopa. Phakmo Drupa was a hermetic figure who lived in a simple meditation hut. It appears that most likely his tradition spawned the greatest number of subdivisions precisely because of his hermetic tendencies, such that the lack of organization combined with his charisma spawned multiple movements in his wake. Thus it is typically divided into eight different suborders founded by various disciples. The Pakdru sect itself eventually petered out as a separate lineage in its own right. It is true that Phakdru's own meditation hut eventually developed into the important monastery of Densa Til (gdan sa mthil). However his clan, the Pakmo Drupa, developed into important political leaders, and by the time they took over rule of Tibet with Jangchup Gyeltsen (byang chub rgyal mtshan), most of their leaders had become feudal lords no longer maintaining a distinct monastic lineage. (David Germano – June 21, 2004)

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