With reference to Tibetan Buddhism consider following statements It combines the teachings of Mahaya...........

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With reference to Tibetan Buddhism, consider following statements

It combines the teachings of Mahayana Buddhism and an ancient Tibetan religion called Bon.
It is also present in India, Nepal, Bhutan and parts of Russia.
Shantarakshita is associated with Tibeatan Buddhism.

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Recently, the United States has urged China to release Tibetan Buddhism’s 11th Panchen Lama, who was taken into captivity at the age of six by Chinese authorities.
About Tibetan Buddhism

It combines the teachings of Mahayana Buddhism and an ancient Tibetan religion called Bon.
It is also present in India (sikkim), Nepal, Bhutan and parts of Russia (Kalmykia, Buryatia and Tuva).
The Tibetan king, Trisong Detsen, who invited two Buddhist masters namely, Shantarakshita and Padmasambhava from India to Tibet. These two masters had helped to translate important Buddhist texts into Tibetan.
Where Shantarakshita was the abbot of Nalanda in India. He built the first monastery in Tibet and Padmasambhava was a mahasiddha (master of miraculous powers).