Tibetan Buddhism

noun

: a form of Mahayana Buddhism that evolved in Tibet and is dominated by the sect of the Dalai Lama
Tibetan Buddhist adjective
Tibetan Buddhist noun
plural Tibetan Buddhists

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The Tibetan diaspora encompasses people from three historical regions and five major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, each of which has its own subcultures, dialects, and histories. Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025 Tibetan Buddhism must be guided to adapt to China’s socialist system, Xi said. Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Tibetan Buddhism was in 1845

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“Tibetan Buddhism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tibetan%20Buddhism. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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