Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t35.3

v1.c7.s3.t35.3

The Buddhist lineage originated from Kah thog and converted to mkhav vgro yang tig afterwards. Meanwhile, it learned from the teaching of dusgsummkhyen-pa chos-kyi grags-pa and founded its own teaching and ritual practices and became renowned as two Buddhist lineage of Kah thog in Kham and dpal yul dog. Additionally, rig vdzin mi vgyur rdo rje attained enlightenment as to gnam chos thugs kyi gter kha of zab mo dag snang gi brgyud pa lineage during meditation. Founding a Buddhist *dharma* lineage inherited and preached by dpal yul dog, he taught thereafter. Therefore, dpal yul dog had an influence on numerous temples of rnying ma pa. In the heyday, it housed 3,000 monks and had hundreds of branch temples across Kham, Amdo and dBus.