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 first full translation was done in 2007 by scholar and translator of Tibetan Buddhism Gyurme Dorje. — Jue Liang, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026 The Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism, talks directly to the camera about inner peace and happiness. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025 The Sinicization campaign has also meant severe repression of Tibetan Buddhism and Islam , Human Rights Watch said. — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 Jalue Dorje's parents took him to meet the Dalai Lama in 2010 when Tibetan Buddhism's spiritual leader visited Wisconsin. — CBS News, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for Tibetan Buddhism

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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 8 Jul. 2026.

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