Kagyu

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proper noun

One of four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

OriginTibetan བཀའ་བརྒྱུད →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Kagyü

  1. One of four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

Origin

  1. Tibetanབཀའ་བརྒྱུད
  2. EnglishKagyu

From Tibetan བཀའ་བརྒྱུད (bka' brgyud).

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APA

Kagyu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kagyu

MLA

“Kagyu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kagyu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kagyu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kagyu.

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