Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s1.t7.2

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“Bkav brgyud pa” splits into “mar pa bkav brgyud”, “shangs pa bkav brgyud” and “dwags po bkav brgyud”. The former was ephemeral and the latter spread widely and evolved into four branches, namely, “karma bkav brgyud”, “tshal pa bkav brgyud”, “vbav rom bkav brgyud” and “phag gru bkav brgyud”. In the Qing Dynasty, “tshal pa bkav brgyud” and “vbav rom bkav brgyud” demised. Since modern times, “bkav brgyud pa” spread to India as well as other regions and built temples and formed monk groups there.