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Tibetan Buddhism [a] is a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia. It also has a sizable number of adherents in the areas surrounding the Himalayas, including the Indian regions of Ladakh, Darjeeling, Sikkim, and Zangnan (Arunachal Pradesh), as well as in Nepal.
Since then Tibetan Buddhism has played a very important role among the Mongols. Tibetan Buddhism was the most important religion among the Mongols under Qing rule (1635–1912), as well as the state religion of the Kalmyk Khanate (1630–1771), the Dzungar Khanate (1634–1758) and the Khoshut Khanate (1642–1717).
This category comprises articles related to Tibetan Buddhism, as practiced in Tibet and elsewhere. Library cataloging and classification; main topic: Tibetan Buddhism:
The dominant religion in Tibet is Tibetan Buddhism; other religions include Bön, an indigenous religion similar to Tibetan Buddhism, [14] Islam, and Christianity. Tibetan Buddhism is a primary influence on the art, music, and festivals of the region. Tibetan architecture reflects Chinese and Indian influences.
According to Roger R. Jackson, this text is "arguably the widest-ranging account of religious philosophies ever written in pre-modern Tibet." This work of comparative philosophy and comparative religion discusses all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism and Chinese religions as well as Indian, Mongolian and Khotanese religious systems ...
Karma in Tibetan Buddhism is one of the central issues addressed in Eastern philosophy, and an important part of its general practice. Karma is the causality principle focusing on three concepts: causes, actions, and effects; it is the mind's phenomena that guide the actions that the actor performs.
Devotion is also important in some Buddhist traditions, and in the Tibetan traditions visualisations of deities and mandalas are important. The value of textual study is regarded differently in the various Buddhist traditions. It is central to Theravada and highly important to Tibetan Buddhism, while the Zen tradition takes an ambiguous stance.
The three primary founding figures of Tibetan Buddhism include Khenpo Shantarakshita, Lopon Padmasambhava, and Chopon Trisong Detsen, collectively referred to as Khen Lo Cho. [2] Yeshe Tsogyal recorded the teachings, and many great masters from the founding period include Vimalamitra , Vairotsana , and Buddhaguhya among others. [ 5 ]