Tselpa Kagyu
Tselpa Kagyu (T. tshal pa bka' brgyud ཚལ་པ་བཀའ་བརྒྱུད།). One of the four main sub-schools of the Dakpo Kagyü school of Tibetan Buddhism. This school was founded by Zhang Yudrakpa Tsöndru Drakpa (1123–1193), also known as Lama Zhang.[1] Lama Zhang was a disciple of Gampopa's nephew Dagpo Gomtsul Tsultim Nyingpo (dwags sgom tshul khrims snying po, 1116–1169). Lama Zhang established the Tsel Gungtang (tshal gung thang) monastery north of Lhasa.[1]
The Tselpa Kagyu tradition continued to function independently until the 15th century when it was absorbed by the Gelug school, who still maintain many of its transmissions.[2] All of the former Tselpa properties became Gelug possessions under the administration of Sera monastery.
Also spelled: Tshalpa, Tsalpa, or Tshelpa.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Tselpa Kagyu, Treasury of Lives
- ↑ Dorje, Gyurme. Jokhang: Tibets most sacred Buddhist Temple . 2010 London, Thames and Hudson . pg. 12
Further Reading
Print:
- E. Gene Smith, 'Golden Rosaries of the Bka' brgyud Schools' in Among Tibetan Texts (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2001).
Web:
- Tselpa Kagyu, Treasury of Lives
Tsalpa Kagyü, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
