A school of
Tibetan Buddhism founded by the eleventh century century Indian scholar and saint
Atisha and his
Tibetan disciple
Dromtonpa. This school is particularly known for its great emphasis on
practical application of the ideals of a
Bodhisattva within the practitioner's daily life and is responsible
for the development in Tibet of a specific collection of writings known as
Lojong or "
Thought
Transformation". The Kadam school later evolved into three sub-divisions
Lamrimpa,
Shungpawa, and
Mengapa, each founded by one of the three
Kadam brothers, whose names were
Potowa,
Chekawa,
and
Phuljungwa. Although there is no existing school of
Tibetan Buddhism now explicitly known as
Kadam, the teachings in this school are highly respected by all the four major traditions, and in
particular by the
Gelug school, which is also sometimes known as the "new Kadam" school.