The difference between Tibetan Buddhism and Han Buddhism

The difference between Tibetan Buddhism and Han Buddhism: different Buddhist ideas and different education.

First of all, different Buddhist ideas

1, the spread of Buddhism in the Han Dynasty: mainly chanting and lecturing.

2. Tibetan Buddhism: Tibetan Buddhism pays attention to practice, advocates self-cultivation and pays attention to practice.

Second, the differences in education.

Tibetan Buddhism pays attention to learning Buddhism from childhood and learning Buddhism all his life. Children in Tibetan areas usually become monks and enter temples at the age of five or six, and then they have to practice for decades before they can start giving lectures. Moreover, during the practice time, they are not limited to studying Buddhism and giving lectures, but also studying astronomical geography related to religion, which is different from the education of Buddhism in Han Dynasty. ?

Han Buddhism and the Development of Tibetan Buddhism

Buddhism began to spread from India on the Himalayan side in the late Western Han Dynasty and early Eastern Han Dynasty. After thousands of years of dissemination and development, it has been deeply rooted in China's local cultural beliefs and has undergone corresponding changes. This process is gradual, long-term and slow. Buddhism from India became China Buddhism.

Although it originated from Indian Buddhism, it has changed in terms of doctrines, religious ceremonies and Buddhist studies. It can be said that the spread of Buddhism in the Han Dynasty is not the result of cultural mutation, but the result of cultural adaptation. The spread of Buddhism in China in the early Han Dynasty can only be extended to the people after being strongly respected by the ancient rulers of China.