||THE KARMA KAGYU LINEAGE is
one of the four main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.
It is a very compete form of Buddhism, reflecting
its origins in 8th - 12th century India at a time
when all levels of Buddhism - hinayana, mahayana and
vajrayana - were flourishing. Its speciality lies
in the profound meditation techniques of mahamudra
and the special yogic techniques of the six practices
of Naropa used to speed up realization of mahamudra.
These quintessential teachings of Buddhism were gathered
by an illustrious line of Indian patriarchs and then
taken to Tibet by Marpa. Thereafter they were preserved
through the various Kagyu lineages in Tibet and in
particular by the extraordinary line of the Gyalwa