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Karma-pa
Tibetan Buddhism
Also known as: Black Hat sect
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offshoot of Bka’-brgyud-pa
- In Bka’-brgyud-pa
Of these, the Karma-pa was, during the 15th to early 17th century, the chief rival of the now-predominant Dge-lugs-pa (Yellow Hat) for the temporal authority of Tibet, while the ’Brug-pa became the main school of Buddhism in Bhutan.
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opposition to Dge-lugs-pa
- In Dge-lugs-pa
…Tibet followed, principally with the Karma-pa sect. The Dge-lugs-pa eventually appealed to the Mongol chief Güüshi Khan for help, and his defeat in 1642 of the king of Gtsang, who favoured the Karma-pa, secured the temporal authority of Tibet for the Dge-lugs-pa. They continued to rule the country through their…
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