Kadam

Kadam may refer to:

Kadam (Tibetan Buddhism)

The Kadampa (Tibetan: བཀའ་གདམས་པ་, Wylie: bka' gdams pa ) school of Tibetan Buddhism was founded by Dromtön (1005–1064), a Tibetan lay master and the foremost disciple of the great Bengali master Atiśa (982-1054). The Kadampa were quite famous and respected for their proper and earnest Dharma practice. The most evident teachings of that tradition were the teachings on bodhicitta. Later, these special presentations became known as lojong and lamrim by Atiśa.

Kadam instructional influence lingered long after the school disappeared:

Kadam lineages

After the death of Atiśa, his main disciple Dromtön organized his transmissions into the legacy known as "The Four Divinities and Three Dharmas" - a tradition whereby an individual practitioner could perceive all doctrines of the Sutras and Tantras as non-contradictory and could personally apply them all as complementary methods for the accomplishment of enlightenment.

Dromtön founded Reting Monastery (Wylie: rwa sgreng ) in 1056 in Reting Tsangpo Valley north of Lhasa, which was thereafter the seat of the lineage. The nearby Phenpo Chu and Gyama Valleys were also home to many large Kadampa monasteries.

Kadam (clan)

Kardam, also Kadam or Kadamba, is a Kshatriya Maratha clan found in the Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa states of India. They are said to have originated from a Saka or Scythian tribe, which was at one time a ruling dynasty in south Central Asia (modern Afghanistan) The Kadams are the first Hindu Kshatriya Kings who ruled Afghanisthan.

Origin : Suryavansha alias Solar clan, descended from the Suryavanshi arya king Kadam Original kingdom: Kedar meaning Shankar(Kandahar in present-day Afghanistan), Second kingdom: Vanwas (Banavasi in Karnataka), Third kingdom: Palshika (Halasi in Karnataka), Fourth kingdom: Gopapattan (Goa), Colour of sign, canopy, horse and throne: Red clour, Heraldic sign (Nishan): Sun on flagpole, Clan goddess (Kuladaivat): Tulja Bhavani.

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