History of Tibet

Recommendation for a replica of the Bakhorli Chorten gate, destroyed by the Chinese army, to be constructed at the entrance of Gangchen Kyishong in Dharamsala, a symbol of the destruction of traditional Tibet and loss of one-fifth of its people.

A report on the situation of the Buddhist monasteries in Central Tibet and in the region of Amdo in 1994.

A survey of the political interaction of Buddhist and Bon factions in Tibet from the earliest time to the 11th-century revival of Buddhism.

We gain a more balanced perspective of Bon by understanding Tibetan history and culture and how Bon’s approach to spiritual development relates to Tibetan Buddhism.

The Bon system of astrology was amalgamated with the Chinese astro materials that first came to Tibet in the mid-7th century. In the 11th century, with the introduction of the “Kalachakra Tantra” from India, its astro traditions were added as well to make the unique blend of...

A detailed survey of the history of Tibet from the 2nd century BCE to the mid-16th century CE.

Many people, especially idealistic newcomers to Buddhism, would like to believe that Buddhism has been immune to the phenomenon of conversion.

Several postwar writers on the Occult have asserted that Buddhism and the legend of Shambhala played a role in the German-Tibetan official contact during the Nazi era.

The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE) was the first Arab empire in the Middle East. It was the first Muslim empire to interact with Buddhists in parts of Central Asia and the western regions of the Indian subcontinent.