Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s1.t5.1

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Mying ma pa, one of the major sects of Tibetan Buddhism, the *dharma* lineage sourced from bstan pa snga dar (the 8th century CE) and it was called mying ma by posterity to distinguish from gsar ma founded in bstan pa phyi dar. Rnying ma pa had three major lineage systems of ring brgyud bkav ma, nye brgyud gter ma and zab mo dag snang gi brgyud pa. In reality, ring brgyud bkav ma and nye brgyud gter ma spread and zab mo dag snang gi brgyud pa depended on ring brgyud bkav ma and nye brgyud gter ma and thus it was not classified as an independent lineage system.