| Key Term | Kagyu |
|---|---|
| In Tibetan Script | བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | bka' brgyud |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering | Kagyu |
| Alternate Spellings | bka' rgyud |
| Term Type | School name |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Definitions | |
The Kagyu school traces its origin to the eleventh-century translator Marpa, who studied in India with Nāropa. Marpa's student Milarepa trained Gampopa, who founded the first monastery of the Kagyu order. As many as twelve subtraditions grew out from there, the best known being the Karma Kagyu, the Drikung, and the Drukpa.