Tibetan Buddhism

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Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that developed in Tibet, characterized by its rich monastic tradition, tantric practices, and distinctive philosophical and ritual systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist tradition
Mahayana Buddhism
Vajrayana Buddhism
religion in Tibet
developedIn Tibetan Plateau
emphasizesConcept Buddha-nature
bardo (intermediate state)
bodhicitta
emptiness (śūnyatā)
karma
rebirth
six realms of existence
followsVehicle Mahayana
Vajrayana
hasArtForm monastic chanting
ritual dance (cham)
sand mandala construction
hasCanonicalCollection Tibetan Kangyur
surface form: Kangyur

Tengyur
hasDeityType dharmapāla (protector deity)
yidam (meditational deity)
hasEthicalIdeal bodhisattva path
hasInstitution monasteries
nunneries
tulkus (reincarnate lamas)
hasLeaderTitle Dalai Lama
Karmapa
Panchen Lama
hasMajorSchool Bon-influenced traditions
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
surface form: Gelug

Jonang
Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism
surface form: Kagyu

Nyingma school
surface form: Nyingma

Sakya
hasMeditationType deity yoga
non-dual awareness practices
vipaśyanā (insight)
śamatha (calm abiding)
hasMonasticCode Vinaya of the Mūlasarvāstivāda school
hasOriginPlace Tibet Autonomous Region
surface form: Tibet
hasPhilosophicalSchool Madhyamaka
Yogācāra
hasPhilosophicalView rangtong
shentong
hasPracticeSystem Kalachakra tantra
Lamrim meditation
surface form: Lamrim (stages of the path)

Ngöndro (preliminary practices)
Six Yogas of Naropa
hasPrimaryGoal attainment of Buddhahood for the benefit of all beings
hasRitualObject bell (ghanta)
butter lamp
mala (prayer beads)
prayer wheel
thangka painting
vajra
surface form: vajra (dorje)
hasSacredTextType sūtras
tantras
śāstras (treatises)
includesPractice Nyingma school
surface form: Dzogchen (Great Perfection)

Mahamudra meditation
chöd
guru yoga
lojong (mind training)
mandala visualization
mantra recitation
prostrations
tantric rituals
influencedCulture Tibetan culture
influencedRegion Bhutan
Himalayan regions
Ladakh
Mongolia
Nepal
Sikkim
religiousFamily Buddhism
usesLanguage Classical Tibetan
usesScriptureLanguage Sanskrit

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Kangxi religion Tibetan Buddhism
Losar religiousTradition Tibetan Buddhism
Tawang Monastery religiousAffiliation Tibetan Buddhism
Monpa associatedWithReligion Tibetan Buddhism
Demchugdongrub religion Tibetan Buddhism
Southwest China religion Tibetan Buddhism
Sherpa people religion Tibetan Buddhism
Kunde primaryReligion Tibetan Buddhism
Shunzhi Emperor religion Tibetan Buddhism
Tingri religionMajority Tibetan Buddhism
Tawang religiousTradition Tibetan Buddhism
Madhyamaka influenced Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Empire (indirectly via alliances) religion Tibetan Buddhism
subject surface form: Tibetan Empire
Bogd Khan religion Tibetan Buddhism
Republic of Buryatia hasCulturalTradition Tibetan Buddhism
Indian Buddhism influenced Tibetan Buddhism
Yogācāra influencedTradition Tibetan Buddhism
East Asian Buddhism relatedTradition Tibetan Buddhism
Ānanda veneratedIn Tibetan Buddhism
Diskit religion Tibetan Buddhism
subject surface form: Diskit Monastery
Three Refuges usedIn Tibetan Buddhism
Saga Dawa religiousTradition Tibetan Buddhism
Heart Sutra practicedIn Tibetan Buddhism
Dhṛtarāṣṭra veneratedIn Tibetan Buddhism
Virūḍhaka worshippedIn Tibetan Buddhism
Virūpākṣa culture Tibetan Buddhism
Tusita Heaven culturalInfluence Tibetan Buddhism
perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) influenced Tibetan Buddhism
subject surface form: Perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
Tathāgatagarbha sutras influenced Tibetan Buddhism
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) associatedTradition Tibetan Buddhism
subject surface form: Avataṃsaka Sutra
Sukhāvatī prominentIn Tibetan Buddhism
this entity surface form: Tibetan Pure Land traditions
Oirat language usedInReligion Tibetan Buddhism
Clear script (Todo script) associatedReligion Tibetan Buddhism
subject surface form: Clear script
Tuva Republic religion Tibetan Buddhism
Secret Mantra Vehicle associatedWith Tibetan Buddhism
Secret Mantra Vehicle associatedWith Tibetan Buddhism
this entity surface form: Himalayan Buddhist traditions
Diamond Vehicle associatedWith Tibetan Buddhism
Silk Road cultural sphere involvedCivilization Tibetan Buddhism
this entity surface form: Tibetan civilization
Tibetan Tengyur tradition Tibetan Buddhism
druk (thunder dragon) religiousTradition Tibetan Buddhism
subject surface form: Druk
Dazhao Temple religion Tibetan Buddhism
Xilituzhao Temple religion Tibetan Buddhism
Nyingma school religion Tibetan Buddhism
Sakya school religiousTraditionOf Tibetan Buddhism
Shambhala Mountain Center, Colorado (ashes scattered/kept in Buddhist context) foundingTradition Tibetan Buddhism
subject surface form: Shambhala Mountain Center