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Tibetan Buddha
Tibetan Buddha or Buddhism refers to a body of religious Buddhist institutions and doctrines of Tibet and Himalayan region which includes states of Bhutan, northern Nepal, Russia, China and Mongolia. Tibetan Buddha encompasses teachings of Mahayana, Hinayana and Vajrayana.
Tibetan Buddhism has spread to various western countries after China took over Tibet. Tibetan Buddha was also known as Lamaism and it refers to spiritual teacher in Tibetan. Tibetan Buddhism comprises of a number of sub sects and schools and has become aligned with the hereditary nobility.
Modern Tibetan Buddha is practiced across Nepal, Bhutan, Tibetan Plateau, Kalmykia and Mongolia and even in Ladhak and Sikkim situated in India.
Some of the popular school of Tibetan Buddhism includes:
Kagyu
Nyingma
Gelug
Sakya
Its is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition which refers to the goal of all practice for achieving enlightenment and the motivation behind the practice of Mahayana is Bodhicitta which refers to the intention to emerge as enlightened for the sake of all sentiments. The Buddhist of Tibet follows the true nature of reality which is known as the Madhyamika Prsangika.
The history of Tibetan Buddhism dates back to the fifth century and one of the earliest documented influence of Buddhism in Tibet dates back to the era of Songtsän Gampo. He is known to have married a Chinese Buddhist princess and it was Songtsän Gampo who founded the first of the temples of Buddhist.
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