Drikung Kagyu
Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Drikung Kagyu is cataloged as a Lineage / school within Buddhist Traditions. Its public geographic context is “Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned” and its period or origin is “12th century onward.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Pakmodru/Marpa Kagyu.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Drikung Kagyu; ’Bri gung bKa’ brgyud; Drigung Kagyu
- Parent tradition
- Pakmodru/Marpa Kagyu
- Public geographic context
- Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
- Period / origin
- 12th century onward
- Living / historical status
- Living
- Access / protocol
- Open / public
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
This record also has global, transnational, diaspora, textual or doctrinal context and is not reduced to one country.
Historical or contested context in the source record is not converted into a modern political claim.
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.
Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Drikung Kagyu. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0599. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0599
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