Pagmodrupa Dorje Gyalpo (1110-1170): one of the three principal students of Gampopa, the founder of the Pagdru Kagyu School. Eight of his students went on to found the Drigung, Taglung, Drugpa, Yamzang, Tropu, Martsang, Yelpa and Shugseb schools of Kagyu. These are known as the Eight Smaller Schools.