One of the New Translation Period traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. It has two branches, Shangpa Kagyu (shangs-pa bka'-brgyud) deriving from Kyungpo Naljor and Dagpo Kagyu (dvags-po bka'-brgyud) deriving from the line Naropa, Marpa, Milarepa, and Gampopa. The Dagpo Kagyu branch has twelve sub-branches: the four major Dagpo Kagyu lineages and the eight minor Dagpo Kagyu lineages.
Tibetan: བཀའ་བརྒྱུད། bka'-brgyud
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