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Drikung Kagyu

1179– · 12th century

The Drikung Kagyu is a school of the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, founded in 1179 by Jigten Sumgön at Drikung Thil monastery north-east of Lhasa. In the 13th century the Drikung sought Mongol patronage in rivalry with the Sakya, and their revolt was crushed by Yuan and Sakya forces in 1290, when Drikung monastery was burned. The school survived and remains active today.

Drikung Kagyu
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Drikung Kagyu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/drikung-kagyu
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