Red Hat sect

Red Hat sect

In Tibetan Buddhism, the "Red Hat" sects or schools include the three oldest of the four main schools, to wit:

*Nyingma
*Sakya
*Kagyu

Some others consider only Nyingma school to be "Red Hat sect".


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