Sarma
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Sarma (Wyl. gsar ma) — the New Schools of Tibetan Buddhism which followed the later translations made from the time of the great translator Rinchen Zangpo (958-1055) onwards, i.e. Kagyü, Sakya and Gelug.
Sarma (Tibetan: གསར་མ, Wylie: gsar ma)
In Tibetan Buddhism, the Sarma (new translation schools) include the three newest of the four main schools, comprising:
and their sub-branches.
The Nyingma school is the sole Ngagyur or "old translation," school.