Tibetan Buddhism, also called Lamaism in the Western literature, is the characteristic Buddhism of Tibet, also known as Tantrayana and Vajrayana. Tibetan buddhism includes teachings of Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana.
Buddhism came from India into Tibet in 173 AD during the reign of Lha Thothori Nyantsen. However, Buddhism did not take a strong foothold until the 9th century. Tibetan Buddhism has five main schools:
There is also an ecumenical Rime (alternative spelling: Rimed) movement.
See also: prayer wheel
External link
- From the Office of Tibet, the official agency of the Dalai Lama in London (The Government of Tibet in Exile): http://www.tibet.com/Buddhism/