If a given school's name is not translated below, it is usually based on the name of its first or major monastery; or on the name of its founder.
| School | Tibetan Spelling | Translation |
| Barom, Baram | 'Ba-rom | |
| Bön | Invocation | |
| Chöd | gCod | Cutting, Severance |
| Dagpo | ||
| Drikung, Brigung | 'Bri-khung-pa | |
| Drugpa, Brugpa | 'Brug-pa | |
| Gelugpa | dGe-lugs-pa | Virtuous Doctrine |
| Jonangpa | Jo-nang-pa | |
| Jordruk | sbyor-drug | Six Unions |
| Kadampa | bKa'-gdams-pa | Bound by Command |
| Kagyudpa | bKa-rgyud-pa | Oral Transmission |
| Karmapa, Karma Kamtsang | ka-rma-pa, ka-rma-kam-tshang | |
| Lamrimpa | lam-rim-pa | |
| Martsang, Martzang | sMar-tsang-pa | |
| Mengapa | ||
| Ngorpa | nGor-pa | |
| Nyingmapa | rNying-ma-pa | Ancient Ones |
| Orgyanpa | o rgyan bsnyen sgrub | Orgyen Attainment Lineage |
| Phagmo Drupa, Pagtru | Phag-mo-gru-pa | |
| Rimed | ris-med | Without Bias |
| Sakyapa | Sa-skya-pa | Grey Earth (monastery) |
| Sarmang | ||
| Shangpa | shangs-pa | |
| Shijed, Zibyed, Zhi-je | zhi-byed-pa | Pacifying Pain |
| Shungseb, Shugsep | Shugs-gseb-pa | |
| Shungpa | ||
| Taglung, Taklung | sTag-lung-pa | |
| Trophu | Tr'o-p'u | |
| Tsalpa, Tselpa | mTshal-pa | |
| Yamsang, Yazang | gYa'abzang | |
| Yelpa, Yerpa | Yel-pa | |
| Zhalupa, Bupa | Zhva-lu-pa |
