bka' brgyud chung brgyad
བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་ཆུང་བརྒྱད།
the Eight Lesser Kagyu lineages. (RY)
the Eight Smaller Kagyu Schools, they are the 'bri gung bka' brgyud founded by Drikung Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon (1143-1217), stag lung bka' brgyud founded by Taklung Thangpa Tashi Pal (1142-1210), khro phu bka' brgyad founded by Gyal Tsha Rinchen Gon (1118-1195) and Kunden Repa (kun ldan ras pa) (1148-1217), 'brug pa bka' brgyud founded by Lingje Repa Pema Dorje (1128-1188) and Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje (1161-1211), smar pa bka' brgyud founded by Marpa Drubthob Sherab Senge (no dates available), yel pa bka' brgyud founded by Drubthob Yeshe Tsegpa (b. 1134), g.ya' bzang bka' brgyud founded by Sharawa Kalden Yeshe Senge (died 1207) and shug gseb bka' brgyud founded by Gyergom Chenpo Zhonnu Drakpa (1090-1171).[tsd]
the 8 lesser kagyu schools. (IW)