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 Kagyu
The Kagyu ("the lineage of the oral
instructions")
lineage is traced back to the Indian teachers Tilopa and Naropa whose
teachings were taken to Tibet by Marpa in the 11th century. These
teachings were passed from Marpa to Milarepa (one of Tibet's most
famous yogis) and from him to Gampopa who passed those teachings to the
First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa. The teachings have since been maintained
by the successive reincarnations of the Karmapa - the head of the Kagyu
lineage.
His Holiness the Seventeenth
Gyalwa Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje is the current head of the Kagyu
lineage. His Holiness is based in Dharamsala, India. For further
information please visit the Kagyu Office website
http://www.kagyuoffice.org/
His official seat in exile is:
Dharma Chakra Center Rumtek Sikkim India
http://www.rumtek.org/
In the West the largest and best known Kagyu monastery is Samye
Ling http://www.samyeling.org/
The Karmapa's North American seat is Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
http://www.kagyu.org/
To
learn more about the Kagyu lineage we would recommend that you
visit Shenpen
Ösel http://www.shenpen-osel.org/
The
site used to publish a tri-annual online magazine available in Acrobat
format. Sadly there have been no new issues since 2003 but the 14
issues still available for download are a wonderful resource for
learning more about the Kagyu lineage.
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