Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s1.t7.3

v1.c7.s1.t7.3

“Karma bkav brgyud pa”, one of four sub-sects of “Bkav brgyud pa”, was founded by Bkav brgyud pa (1110-1193). In 1157, Master dus gsum mkhyen pa built “karma lha steng dgon”, also known as karma “gdan sa dgon”, in Karma Village, Chamdo County, Kang Prefecture, Tibet and preached the doctrine and ritual practices of “bkav brgyud pa” and his Buddhist teachings, founding “karma bkav brgyud pa” as the first branch of “bkav brgyud pa” and named the sect after his temple. In 1189, dus gsum mkhyen pa built “mtshur phur dgon” in stod lung sde chen. Altogether, there were two ancient temples. Subsequently, mtshur phur dgon was extended as ancestral temple of “karma bkav brgyud pa”.