Key Terms/Kadam
From Bodhicitta
བཀའ་གདམས་ bka' gdams
Kadam
Tibetan - School
Basic Meaning
The Kadam tradition, which traces its origin to the teachings of Atiśa, was the first of the so-called New Schools of Tibetan Buddhism, traditions which arose during or after the Second Propagation of Buddhism (phyi dar) in the tenth century.
| Term Variations | |
| Key Term | Kadam |
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| Topic Variation | Kadam |
| Tibetan | བཀའ་གདམས་ ( ka dam) |
| Wylie Transliteration | bka' gdams ( ka dam) |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | Kadam |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning | The Kadam tradition, which traces its origin to the teachings of Atiśa, was the first of the so-called New Schools of Tibetan Buddhism, traditions which arose during or after the Second Propagation of Buddhism (phyi dar) in the tenth century. |
| Term Type | School |
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