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Tibetan Buddhism
The historical Buddha, founder of Buddhism in India during the fifth century B.C.E., taught the impermanence of existence. Tibetan Buddhism, which developed in the seventh century, draws its main tenets from Indian Buddhism: individual enlightenment, the liberation of all beings, and the development of compassion and insight into the nature of reality.
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Drepung Loseling Monastery
In 1416, the Drepung Monastery was established in Lhasa. Its largest department, Loseling, or the Hermitage of the Radiant Mind, housed more than three-quarters of Drepung's ten thousand to fifteen thousand monks. Today, the monastery is in exile with headquarters in the state of Karnataka in southern India. The Loseling Institute, a monastic seat with 2,500 monks, is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Drepung Loseling Monastery

Monks at the Drepung Loseling Monastery

Drepung Loseling Monastery


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