The Tibetan Buddhist tradition has known over thirteen centuries of continuous development.
At the same time, it is at the center of political contestation in ethnical.
Its capacity for creative adaptation is demonstrated by its recent growth in Europe and America.
At its height is has been practiced in regions as far west as the Volga river and to the east in Beijing.
During that time, it has spread among the neighboring peoples - the Mongol, Himalayan, and Siberian peoples, Manchus and Chinese.
The Tibetan Buddhist tradition has known over thirteen centuries of continuous development