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09-03-2007
A short history of Buddhist translation
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 Massachusetts, USA (Sophian): Buddhism's journey to Tibet was a long one. Between the years 173 and 293 A.D. monks from neighboring countries came to Tibet to disseminate Buddhist teachings from India. However, it was not until the beginning of the 20th century that Tibetan Buddhism was finally widely understood. The texts originally brought to Tibet were written in Sanskrit, and it took many years for the kings of Tibet to begin the translations of these religious texts into Tibetan. Beginning with the reign of King Soytsen Ganpo from 616 to 650, the first texts were translated by Thonmi Sanbhota. Under his rule enough texts were translated to begin to build a foundation for Buddha Dharma in Tibet.
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