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Drukpa Kagyu
The Drukpa Kagyu, or Drukpa lineage, is a school of the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism founded in the late 12th century by Tsangpa Gyare, named after the Druk monastery he founded near Lhasa. In the 17th century the Drukpa lama Ngawang Namgyal fled to Bhutan and unified the country. The school has since been Bhutan's state religion, and the country's own name, Druk Yul, derives from it.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Drukpa Kagyu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/drukpa-kagyu
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