Dugpas
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1. Dugpas (also called members of The Dugpa Church of Bhutan, or the Red Cap sect); are a group of mainly Eastern Tibetan monks, or sorcerers focusing principaly on the left-hand path traditions and various Tantric practices of Buddhism.
They became active in fourteenth century, and were considered hedonists by many.
2. In addition to the order found in Bhutan, there are solo practitioners, of some form of the Dugpa tradition, within North America.
The name was also used on the television show Twin Peaks to refer to a group of black magicians connected to the Black Lodge.
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THE THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARY BY H. P. BLAVATSKY
- ^ Blavatasky, H.P; (1 Mar 2003). THE THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARY. Kessinger Publishing Co. ISBN 0766147118.
