#type/zk/keyword # [[Kagyu]] Description:: Oral transmission, school to which [[Naropa]], [[Marpa Lotsawa|Marpa]], and [[Milarepa]] belong. Entry points:: Related keywords:: Encounters:: Related materials:: Date:: [[2023-11-24|2023-11-24]] --- > [!quote] Wikipedia >  The _**Kagyu**_ school, also transliterated as _**Kagyü**_, or _**Kagyud**_ ([Tibetan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_script "Tibetan script"): བཀའ་བརྒྱུད།, [Wylie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wylie_transliteration "Wylie transliteration"): _bka' brgyud_), which translates to "Oral Lineage" or "Whispered Transmission" school, is one of the main schools (_chos lugs_) of [Tibetan (or Himalayan) Buddhism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_Buddhism).