Introduction
Tibetan Buddhism, a form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed in Tibet and the surrounding Himalayan region as early as the 7th century, remains one of the richest ancient cultures in the world. Tibet remained independent until the early 1900s when it was first occupied by Great Britain and later China. After a brief stint with freedom from 1912 to 1950, the People's Republic of China (PRC) incorporated Tibet after negotiating the short-lived Seventeen Point Agreement with the 14th Dalai Llama's government. Since then, many things have changed drastically for the Tibetan people, some for the better and some for the worse; however the one thing that has remained constant is the beliefs and traditions of a religion that predates
Tibetan Buddhism, a form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed in Tibet and the surrounding Himalayan region as early as the 7th century, remains one of the richest ancient cultures in the world. Tibet remained independent until the early 1900s when it was first occupied by Great Britain and later China. After a brief stint with freedom from 1912 to 1950, the People's Republic of China (PRC) incorporated Tibet after negotiating the short-lived Seventeen Point Agreement with the 14th Dalai Llama's government. Since then, many things have changed drastically for the Tibetan people, some for the better and some for the worse; however the one thing that has remained constant is the beliefs and traditions of a religion that predates