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Drukpa Kagyu

Drukpa Kagyu proper noun: the leading school of Tibetan Buddhism in Bhutan.

Proper noun

Drukpa Kagyu

  1. (Tibetan) The leading school of Tibetan Buddhism in Bhutan.

Forms of Drukpa Kagyu

alternative formDrukpa Kagyud
alternative formDrukpa Kagyüd
alternative formDrukpa Kargyu
alternative formDrukpa Kargyud
alternative formDrukpa Kargyü

Origin of Drukpa Kagyu

Borrowed from Dzongkha and Tibetan འབྲུག་པ་བཀའ་བརྒྱུད ('brug pa bka' brgyud).

Questions about Drukpa Kagyu

What does Drukpa Kagyu mean?
Drukpa Kagyu means the leading school of Tibetan Buddhism in Bhutan.
What part of speech is Drukpa Kagyu?
Drukpa Kagyu is a proper noun.

Words near Drukpa Kagyu in the dictionary

  1. druk
  2. Druk Gyalpo
  3. Druk Gyalpos
  4. Drukarsh
  5. Drukpa
  6. Drukpa Kagyu
  7. Drukpas
  8. druks
  9. drum
  10. drum 'n' bass
  11. drum and bass

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