| Term | Kadam |
|---|---|
| Tibetan | bKa'-gdams |
| Sanskrit | |
| Pali | |
| Definition | One of the New Translation Period traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, deriving from Atisha's visit to Tibet. After its branches were merged and reformed, it continued as the Gelug tradition. |
| Arabic | كادام |
|---|---|
| German | Kadam-Schule |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | [word-advice]; the Ga-dam school [name of lineage traced to Atiza]; name of mansion; advice; instruction; counsel; preceptual instruction; advisory speech; exhortation |
| Russian | кадам |
| Vietnamese | Kadam |
| Chinese (simplified) | 噶当派 |
| Chinese (traditional) | 噶當派 |