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Bka’-gdams-pa

Buddhist sect

Also known as: Kadampa

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contribution by Atīśa

In Atīśa
…the basis of the Tibetan Bka’-gdams-pa (“Those Bound by Command”) sect of Buddhism, founded by his disciple ’Brom-ston.
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development of Tibetan Buddhism

In Buddhism: The Bka’-gdams-pa and Dge-lugs-pa
The Bka’-gdams-pa school was founded by ’Brom-ston (c. 1008–c. 1064), who based his school’s teachings on those of Atisha (an Indian monk who went to Tibet in the 11th century). The school produced the Bka’-gdams gces-bsdus (Tibetan: “Collection of the Sayings of…
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