Kadampa school as a strong spiritual movement with its monastic base in Tibet is little known. Historians and scholars of Tibetan Buddhism attribute this as a missing link in the cultural history of Tibet. The significance of the present work lies in researching and providing this vital missing link. This work marks the period prior to the emergence of different Tibetan Buddhist religious traditions. The work is full of historical significance and a source of facts and findings about later diffusion of Buddhism in Tibet.

Preface.
I. The pathfinders:
    1. The home of the Kadampas.
    2. The pioneer Jobo Atisa (982-1054) life and times of the great sage.
    3. Domtonpa Gyalwai Jungne (1004-1064) the most loyal disciple of the great sage.
II. The Kadampa school:  its rise, Zenith and diffusion:
    4. Blooming of Kadampa school at reting monastery.
    5. Ancient Kadampa monasteries.
    6. Development of Kadampa tradition.
    7. Reformation of Tibetan Buddhism : role of Domtonpa.
    8. Trinity of spiritual brothers and their disciples.
    9. Kadampa tradition as a role model for other religious Buddhist traditions in Tibet.
Appendix.
Bibliography.
Notes and references.
Index.