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| 4th | Vajrayana Buddhism develops in India |
|---|---|
| 7th | Buddhism arrives in Tibet |
| c. 775 | Monastic community established at Samyé |
| c. 792 | Great Samyé Debate chooses Indian Mahayana Buddhism for Tibet |
| 836 | King Langdarma of Tibet persecutes Buddhists and supports Bön |
| 1042 | Atisa arrives in Tibet |
| 1073 | Tibetan Sakya school established |
| 12th | Buddhism in India virtually extinct |
| 12th | Kagyü school of Buddhism established in Tibet |
| LT 13th | Tibetan Buddhism expands into eastern and central Asia |
| 1253 | Kublai Khan of Mongolia accepts Tibetan Buddhism |
| 1409 | Geluk school of Buddhism founded |
| 1578 | Sonam Gyatso (1543-88) is given the title of Dalai Lama |
| 1903 | Dalai Lama flees to China |
| 1904 | Treaty between Britain and Tibet signed at Lhasa |
| 1906 | Treaty between China and Britain recognizes China's suzerainty over Tibet |
| 1910 | Dalai Lama flees to India |
| 1912 | Tibet declares independence from the Republic of China |
| 1950 | Tenzin Gyatso becomes the fourteenth Dalai Lama |
| Oct 1950 | China invades Tibet |
| 1951 | Tibetan delegation signs treaty with China |
| Mar 1959 | Popular rising at Lhasa suppressed by China |
| 1963 | No foreign visitor is allowed into Tibet |
| c. 1977 | Persecution of Tibetans abates with end of the Cultural Revolution |
| c. 1983 | Chinese government seeks diplomatic ties with the Dalai Lama |
| 1988 | China establishes martial law in Tibet after riots break out |
| 1989 | The Dalai Lama wins the Nobel Peace Prize |
| 1995 | Tibetan child Gedhun Choekyi Nyima identified as Panchen Lama, abducted by the Chinese authorities |
| 2000 | Head of the Kagyü school escapes from Tibet to India |
Sources
- Bowker, John (ed.). “Chronology: Buddhism.” Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
- Shakabpa, Tsepon W.D.; Victor C. Falkenheim, Hugh E. Richardson, Turrell V. Wylie. “Tibet.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Web. Accessed 9 Jul. 2017.