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Period: 100 to
2nd century up to today
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Buddhist scriptures arrive in Tibet
Buddhist scriptures begin to reach early Tibetan Kingdoms (North Tibet) during reign of King Lhatotori Nyentsen. -
Jul 13, 641
First singificant event in Tibetan Buddhism
When King Songtsen Gampo (c.609-650) unified Tibet and took two Buddhist wives, before long, he made Buddhism the state religion -
May 3, 774
The arrival of Padmassabhava
The arrival of the great tantric mystic Padmasambhava in Tibet in 774 at the invitation of King Trisong Detsen, It was Padmasambhava who merged tantric Buddhism with the local Bön religion to form what we now recognize as Tibetan Buddhism -
Oct 4, 1050
11th Century
Tibetan Buddhism exerted a strong influence among the peoples of Central Asia, especially in Mongolia and Manchuria. It was adopted as an official state religion by the Mongol Yuan dynasty and the Manchu Qing dynasty of China. -
5th Dalai Lama dies
Fifth Dalai Lama dies; regent conceals death for the next 14 years. -
The 14th Dalai Lama Born
Birth name: Lhamo Dondrub
Religious name: Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso -
The 14th Dalai Lama flees Tibet
• Dalai Lama flees to India. 87,000 Tibetans die in anti-Chinese revolt. -
Buddhism almost wiped out
Destruction of Tibetan Dynasties, Buddhism almost completely wiped out in Tibet.
