Tibetan Buddhism began in Songzan Gampo period, Mahayana Buddhism was introduced by the silent guardian and continued with yoga. Master Lotus Peanut came to Tibet, surrendered to heresy (Bonism) and gradually laid the foundation of esotericism. This period is called the Hong Qian period. Since then, after the twists and turns of Rondama's extermination of Buddhism, Buddhism has been revived under the destruction of the extermination movement, and gradually formed the inheritance of Ma Ning, Gaju, Gadang, Sakya, Gru and Juenang, which is called the post-Hong period. After Master Zong Kaba founded the Gelug Sect and became the mainstream of Tibetan Buddhism, a special situation of the integration of politics and religion appeared in Tibet. In modern times, Tibetan Buddhism gradually spread to all parts of the world.
Tibetan Buddhism in China began in the middle of the 7th century BC. Under the influence of his two wives, Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty and Princess Pigedi of Nepal, the Tibetan King Songtsan Gambuzang converted to Buddhism. He sent sixteen ministers, including Duanmu Sanbo, to India to study Sanskrit and Buddhist scriptures. After returning, he created Tibetan and began to translate some Buddhist scriptures. By the middle of the eighth century, King Chisong Dêzain of Tibet welcomed Master Jihu and his disciple Lotus into Tibet, which gradually laid the foundation of Tibetan Buddhism, but many people still opposed it. After Ji Hu returned to India, he urged Master Lian Huasheng to enter Tibet from India and was introduced into Tantric Buddhism, which convinced the original prevailing Bonism and promoted Buddhism.
After Ji Hu and Master Lian Huasheng entered Tibet, they first established the Sanye Temple, became monks and established the Sangha, and asked translators to translate a large number of Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures and some Chinese Buddhist scriptures. According to the existing Dengar Catalogue (edited by Chisong Dêzain Wang Fu by Bouton), there were 738 laws and regulations (32 of which were translated from Chinese), so the spread of Buddhism was very prosperous at that time. Another important contribution of Master Lian Huasheng is that he absorbed many elements of Tibetan traditions and beliefs and joined Indian Buddhism, which made Buddhist beliefs take root in Tibet and established a unique Tibetan Buddhist style.
At that time, the Zen master Mahayana in the Tang Dynasty was called "monk" (Hva-san) or "Mahayana monk" (Mahāyāna Hva-san) in Tibetan, but later the argument with Lotus Ring failed, so Chisong Dêzain ordered that he should not practice the method again [1]. Because the Tibetan royal family deliberately suppressed the influence of Han Buddhism, Han Buddhism could not enter Tibet. However, in the inheritance of dzogchen and the Great Handprint inherent in Tibet, we can still see the traces of its influence by the Han Buddhism.
In the middle of the ninth century, Tibetan Buddhism was once destroyed, that is, Langdama destroyed Buddhism, and Buddhism was silent for a period of time (AD 842-978). Later, it was introduced to Xikang area, and Tibetan Buddhism was revived. After the destruction of Langdama Buddhism, due to the loss of classics, some people began to excavate and edit old Buddhist scriptures, which were called Buddhist collections. Hong's previous school based on the old translation classics is called the school, also known as the old school. After Lundama destroyed the Buddha, he retrieved the retranslated classics from India, which is called the new translation. In Tibetan history, it was called the pre-flood period before the extinction of Langdama, and the great translator Renqin Sambo called it the post-flood period after the revival of Buddhism. Since then, many Buddhist scholars in India, especially those in Nalanduo Monastery and Chaoyan Monastery, have suffered great chaos (1203, all major Buddhist monasteries in Bihar province of India were destroyed by the invading army), and many people went to Tibet to study Buddhist scriptures, so translation flourished. Famous translators include Marba and others.
1 1 in the 20th century, Adixia, a Bangladeshi Buddhist master, went to Tibet (1042) to promote Buddhism, rebuild the Sangha and spread the important ideas of the Middle Sect. At the same time, Tibetan monk Ren Qin Sambo (Bao Xian) and others translated many classics.
Buddhism introduced into Tibet from India mainly refers to five major departments, namely, Yin Ming, Discipline, All-embracing, Middle View and Solemn View. Most of the nearly 6,000 Tibetan scriptures (including Ganjul and Danjul) were directly translated from Sanskrit, and a few were translated from Chinese. Therefore, it is very important to preserve the late Indian Buddhist works in the Tripitaka, especially Yin Ming's works, declarations and medical prescriptions.
Another climax of the spread of Lamaism is that in the era of Ming Shenzong, An Shan Khan and Sonan Gyatso met at Huayang Temple in Qinghai. According to the origin of Mongolia, An Shan Khan was the first royal family to believe in Lamaism. By the 17th century, almost all Mongolians believed in Lamaism.