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Definition of Tibetan Buddhism

1. Noun. A Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tibetan Buddhism

Literary usage of Tibetan Buddhism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. U.S. Policy Consideration on the 40th Anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising edited by Benjamin A. Gilman (2001)
"Under the influence of Tibetan Buddhism, the Nation of Tibet was transformed over a thousand years from a fierce warrior society of central Asian ..."

2. Intimate China: The Chinese as I Have Seen Them by Archibald Little (1899)
"Tibetan Buddhism.—Yellow Temple.—Confucian Temple.—Hall ,of the Classics.—Disgraceful Behaviour.—Observatory.—Roman Catholic Cathedral. — Street Sights. ..."

3. Tibet and the Tibetans by Graham Sandberg (1906)
"THE MYTHOLOGY OF Tibetan Buddhism. Whatever praises modern enthusiasts may lavish on Buddhism as a pure and philosophic form of belief, they cannot long ..."

4. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1897)
"Nevertheless, these are given as characteristics of Tibetan Buddhism ! It would be as fair to judge the unread Philosophy of Bishop Berkeley after studying ..."

5. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"Most Tibetans practice Tibetan Buddhism. Although the authorities permit some traditional religious practices and public manifestations of belief ..."

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