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Nikhil Bhola

Mahayana Buddhism: Tibetan Buddhism and Dalai Lama

buddhanet.net

Religious Philosophies and ConceptsEastern Traditional Wisdom

Tibetans first came into contact with Buddhism when they occupied the oasis cities of central Asia. Some time later, in the 8th century AD, the first of many missionary monks arrived and the country's first monastery was established in 787AD. However, despite some early success Buddhism soon went into decline due to opposition from Bon, the indigenous religion, and political turmoil. In the 10th century monks from India and Tibetans going to India re-introduced the religion together with many aspects of Indian civilisation and it soon began to flourish...

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