Taklung Kagyu

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The Taklung Kagyu (T. stag lung bka' brgyud སྟག་ལུང་བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་) is a sub-school of the Dakpo Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.

The Taklung Kagyu lineage was founded by Taklung Thangpa Tashi Pal in 1180 CE.

The two main monasteries of the Taklung Kagyu tradition are Taklung Monastery (aka Taklung Yarthang Monastery) and Riwoche Monastery (aka Taklung Mathang).

The current lineage holders are the 26th Taklung Shabdrung Rinpoche, the 7th Taklung Ma Rinpoche and the 7th Phakchok Rinpoche.

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