Kadampa Tradition: 1 definition

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The New Kadampa Tradition International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT and mdash;IKBU) is a global Buddhist organization founded by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in England in 1991. In 2003 the words "International Kadampa Buddhist Union" (IKBU) were added to the original name "New Kadampa Tradition". The NKT IKBU is an international organization registered in England as a charitable, or non profit, company.

The NKT IKBU is a Mahayana form of Buddhism, which has been developed from the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The NKT IKBU states that it follows the tradition of Kadampa Buddhism derived from the Buddhist meditators and scholars Atisha (AD 982-1054) and Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419 AD), as taught by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Oxford professor Peter Clarke has characterised the NKT IKBU as a "controversial Tibetan Buddhist NRM" because of the organizations separation from contemporary Tibetan Buddhism. Along with Diamond Way, Soka Gakkai and the FWBO, the NKT is one of the largest Buddhist movements in the UK.

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