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       What is Tibetan Buddhism?
       By: Zazen Date: November 11, 2015, 10:17 am
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       Tibetan Buddhism is a religion in exile, forced from its
       homeland when Tibet was conquered by the Chinese. At one time it
       was thought that 1 in 6 Tibetan men were Buddhist monks.
       The best known face of Tibetan Buddhism is the Dalai Lama, who
       has lived in exile in India since he fled Chinese occupation of
       his country in 1959.
       Tibetan Buddhism combines the essential teachings of Mahayana
       Buddhism with Tantric and Shamanic, and material from an ancient
       Tibetan religion called Bon.
       Although Tibetan Buddhism is often thought to be identical with
       Vajrayana Buddhism, they are not identical - Vajrayana is taught
       in Tibetan Buddhism together with the other vehicles.
       History
       Buddhism became a major presence in Tibet towards the end of the
       8th century CE. It was brought from India at the invitation of
       the Tibetan king, Trisong Detsen, who invited two Buddhist
       masters to Tibet and had important Buddhist texts translated
       into Tibetan.
       First to come was Shantarakshita, abbot of Nalanda in India, who
       built the first monastery in Tibet. He was followed by
       Padmasambhava, who came to use his wisdom and power to overcome
       "spiritual" forces that were stopping work on the new monastery.
       Information courtesy of
       www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/tibetan_1
       .shtml
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