Nepalese Buddhism - Nepalese Buddhism

Japanese: ネパール仏教 - ネパールぶっきょう

This refers to Buddhism in Nepal. The indigenous people of Nepal are said to have originally been of Tibetan descent, but with the influx of people of Indian descent such as the Licchavi people, the Buddhism they practiced became established in the area. Queen Thitsung, who married into Tibet from Nepal in the first half of the 7th century, built a Buddhist temple called Jokhang Monastery, and from the second half of the 8th century onwards, Buddhism was officially introduced into Tibet, leading to the establishment and development of Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism), in which Nepalese Buddhism played an important role.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ネパールにおける仏教をいう。ネパールに土着していた民族は，元来チベット系であったとされるが，リッチャビ族などインド系の人々の流入に伴い，彼らが信仰していた仏教がこの地に定着するにいたった。7世紀前半ネパールからチベットに入嫁したティツゥン妃はトゥルナン寺という仏教寺院を建立し，8世紀後半以来仏教がチベットに正式導入されてチベット仏教(ラマ教)が成立，発展するが，その過程でネパール仏教は重要な役割を果たした。

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