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Names of Tibetan Buddhist sects

Author AnalyticTshe-brtan zhabs-drung
Title AnalyticNames of Tibetan Buddhist sects
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Journal TitleTibet Studies
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Date1989
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Issue1
Pages151-155
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NotesTranslated from the Chinese-language version of the article, published in Xizang yanjiu1984, no. 1. The subheadings of this article: 1. Tibetan and Mongolian Buddhism should not be called Lamaism; 2. The Rnying-ma Sect should not be called 'Red Religion;' 3. The Bka'-brgyud Sect should not be called 'White Religion;' 4. The Sa-skya Sect should not be called 'Varicoloured Religion;' 5. The Dge-lugs-pa Sect should not be called 'Yellow Religion;' 6. The Gshen-rab Bon-po Religion should not be called 'Black Religion;' 7. The Origin of the names of various sects of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Keywordsreligious studies/cultural studies/lamaism/terminology