{"id":1602,"date":"2023-11-07T22:11:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T22:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/?page_id=1602"},"modified":"2026-08-18T17:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:12:10","slug":"history-of-buddhism-in-india-and-tibet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/history-of-buddhism-in-india-and-tibet\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Buddhism in India and Tibet"},"content":{"rendered":"

History of Buddhism in India and Tibet<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Below are selected works on the general history of Buddhist thought, traditions, and culture. These include social and cultural histories, textual and doctrinal histories, and traditional Tibetan chos \u2019byung<\/em> (histories of the Buddhist doctrine).<\/p>\n

For a more complete list of relevant resources, click here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

 JABL Subject Headings<\/a>  |  Related Subject Guides<\/a>  |  History of Buddhism–General<\/a>  |   History of Buddhism in India<\/a>  |   History of Buddhism in Tibet <\/a>  |  Traditional Histories: Indian and Tibetan Buddhism<\/a>  |  Key Figures in the History of Tibetan Buddhism<\/a><\/h5>\n
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“All forms of Buddhism can welcome historical study as relevant and useful. Buddhist teachings have always told us that impermanence is a great, unalterable fact of our experience and that it is crucial for us to become comfortable with that fact. History is simply the study of how things change and develop, which is to say that history studies changing institutions and ideas. History studies impermanence, including the impermanent characteristic of Buddhist institutions, practices, philosophical systems, and sacred narratives.” –Rita Gross, ‘Why We Need to Know Our Buddhist History’ (Lion’s Roar<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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JABL Subject Headings<\/h3>\n