02-07-2011, 12:00 AM
Dali Lama, from Tibet...
Mongolians went into Tibet and there after accepting it as a religion merged the Tibetan Buddhist with the Mongolian Shaman. Tibetan Buddhism has more elements of 'witchcraft' than other sects of Buddhism, if I am correct. I read about this somewhere just can't remember where, but things that resemble 'spells' , calling of allies (Bodhisattvas) and animalism are more related to Tibet than say inner China Buddhism or Zen Buddhism which is from Japan. Furthermore, the geographical similarities of Tibet and Mongolia made the two cultures feel a kinship. And I must say they also remind me a bit of Native Americans.
Mongolians went into Tibet and there after accepting it as a religion merged the Tibetan Buddhist with the Mongolian Shaman. Tibetan Buddhism has more elements of 'witchcraft' than other sects of Buddhism, if I am correct. I read about this somewhere just can't remember where, but things that resemble 'spells' , calling of allies (Bodhisattvas) and animalism are more related to Tibet than say inner China Buddhism or Zen Buddhism which is from Japan. Furthermore, the geographical similarities of Tibet and Mongolia made the two cultures feel a kinship. And I must say they also remind me a bit of Native Americans.