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1. Kagyunoun

   One of four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

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1. Kagyu

   The Kagyu school, also transliterated as Kagyü, or Kagyud (Tibetan: བཀའ་བརྒྱུད།, Wylie: bka' brgyud), which translates to "Oral Lineage" or "Whispered Transmission" school, is one of the main schools (chos lugs) of Tibetan (or Himalayan) Buddhism. The Kagyu lineages trace themselves back to the 11th century Indian Mahasiddhas Naropa, Maitripa and the yogini Niguma, via their student Marpa Lotsawa (1012–1097), who brought their teachings to Tibet. Marpa's student Milarepa was also an influential poet and teacher. The Tibetan Kagyu tradition gave rise to a large number of independent sub-schools and lineages. The principal Kagyu lineages existing today as independent schools are those which stem from Milarepa's disciple, Gampopa (1079–1153), a monk who merged the Kagyu lineage with the Kadam tradition. The Kagyu schools which survive as independent institutions are mainly the Karma Kagyu, Drikung Kagyu, Drukpa Lineage and the Taklung Kagyu. The Karma Kagyu school is the largest of the sub-schools, and is headed by the Karmapa. Other lineages of Kagyu teachings, such as the Shangpa Kagyu, are preserved in other schools. The main teachings of the Kagyus include Mahamudra and the Six Dharmas of Naropa.

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1. Kagyu

   The Kagyu, Kagyupa, or Kagyud school, also known as the "Oral Lineage" or Whispered Transmission school, is today regarded as one of six main schools of Himalayan or Tibetan Buddhism, the other five being the Nyingma, Sakya, Jonang, Bon and Gelug. Along with the Sakya and Gelug schools, the Kagyu tradition is classified as one of the "New Transmission" schools as it primarily follows Tantric teachings which were translated into Tibetan during the second diffusion of the Buddha Dharma into Tibet. Also, along with the Nyingma and Sakya schools it is considered a Red Hat sect. Like all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the Kagyu consider their practices and teachings inclusive of the full range of Buddha's teachings, since they follow the fundamental teachings and vows of individual liberation and monastic discipline. Those teachings in turn accord with the Mulasarvastivada tradition of the Śrāvakayāna; the Bodhisattva teachings, vows of universal liberation and philosophy of the Mahāyāna; and the profound means and samaya pledges of the Secret Mantra Vajrayāna.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kagyu in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kagyu in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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