On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Kagyu. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Kagyu meaning
One of four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
Using Kagyu
- The main meaning on this page is: One of four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
- In the example corpus, kagyu often appears in combinations such as: karma kagyu.
Context around Kagyu
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kagyu
- In this selection, "kagyu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, karma, drukpa, third, adherents, parties and affiliated stand out and add context to how "kagyu" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include drupa karma kagyu affiliated dynasties and gelug and kagyu parties and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kagyu" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kagyu
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This can be seen in the work of the third Kagyu Karmapa Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339), especially his treatise "Profound Inner Meaning". (22 words)
At 17, when fighting broke out in Lhasa between Gelug and Kagyu parties and efforts by local lamas to mediate failed, Sonam Gyatso negotiated a peaceful settlement. (27 words)
The monastery, which is now a major teaching and retreat centre of the Southern Drukpa Kagyu order, is located at the northern end of Thimphu Valley, about convert from the capital. (31 words)
Norbu 1986, p.217 Unlike his predecessors, he came from a noble family, connected with the Sakya and the Phagmo Drupa (Karma Kagyu affiliated) dynasties, and it is to him that the effective conversion of Mongolia to Buddhism is due. (40 words)
As he grew older, Karma Kagyu adherents, finding their sect was losing too many recruits to the monkhood to burgeoning Gelugpa monasteries, tried to contain Gelug expansion by launching military expeditions against them in the region. (36 words)
The monastery, which is now a major teaching and retreat centre of the Southern Drukpa Kagyu order, is located at the northern end of Thimphu Valley, about convert from the capital. (31 words)
Example sentences (5)
As he grew older, Karma Kagyu adherents, finding their sect was losing too many recruits to the monkhood to burgeoning Gelugpa monasteries, tried to contain Gelug expansion by launching military expeditions against them in the region.
At 17, when fighting broke out in Lhasa between Gelug and Kagyu parties and efforts by local lamas to mediate failed, Sonam Gyatso negotiated a peaceful settlement.
Norbu 1986, p.217 Unlike his predecessors, he came from a noble family, connected with the Sakya and the Phagmo Drupa (Karma Kagyu affiliated) dynasties, and it is to him that the effective conversion of Mongolia to Buddhism is due.
The monastery, which is now a major teaching and retreat centre of the Southern Drukpa Kagyu order, is located at the northern end of Thimphu Valley, about convert from the capital.
This can be seen in the work of the third Kagyu Karmapa Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339), especially his treatise "Profound Inner Meaning".
Common combinations with kagyu
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: