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བཀའ་གདམས་རྙིང་མ།

the Old Kadampa School, from Dromtonpa up to Tsongkhapa [having the lha chos bdun: four deities of the Kadampa which are Shakyamuni, Achala (Akshobhya), Avalokiteshvara, and Tara. In Tibetan these are frequently (but not exclusively) known as mi g.yo ba, sgrol ma, spyan ras gzigs, sha kya thub pa + Three Pitakas. (IW)

1) the Old Kadampa School. 2) from Dromtonpa up to Tsongkhapa. (RY)