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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subject surface form: Oirat confederation
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Da Yuan religion Tibetan Buddhism
Kalmyk Khanate religion Tibetan Buddhism
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Bon sharesPracticesWith Tibetan Buddhism
Thiksey Monastery religion Tibetan Buddhism
Dosmoche culturalContext Tibetan Buddhism
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Hemis Monastery religion Tibetan Buddhism
Toghon Temür religion Tibetan Buddhism
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Balti language religionContext Tibetan Buddhism
this entity surface form: Tibetan Buddhism (historical)
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Tu religion Tibetan Buddhism
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Padum religion Tibetan Buddhism
Jiaqing Emperor religion Tibetan Buddhism
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