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In Tibet, Tibetan Muslims are known as Khache, literally "Kashmiris" in Tibetan, because many are descendants of pre-modern emigrants from Kashmir. [5] In Nepal, they are split into two groups: Khache, who have Kashmiri ancestry and therefore hold Indian passports; and Khazar, who have Nepali ancestry and therefore hold Nepali passports.
Religion is extremely important to the Tibetans and has a strong influence over all aspects of their lives. [19] Bön is the ancient religion of Tibet, but nowadays the major influence is Tibetan Buddhism, a distinctive form of Mahayana and Vajrayana, which was introduced into Tibet from the Sanskrit Buddhist tradition of northern India. [20]
There are Tibetan communities in the United States, [14] Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Mexico, Norway, Mongolia, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the Baltistan region of Northern Pakistan, the Balti people are a Muslim ethnicity of Tibetan descent numbering around 300,000. [15]
[3] [4] Soon after being destroyed by Tibetan mobs during the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the mosque was rebuilt and renovated. [5] During the Cultural Revolution, the mosque was repurposed as a committee office and agriculutal co-operative site. In 1978, the mosque was reinstated as a religious space. [5]
The Mahdi is the greatest teacher, the Messiah of the Islamic World, and the Maitreya of Buddhism. Makhdoom: Marabout: A spiritual teacher of Islam as it is taught in the West Africa and Maghreb, The word comes from the Berber concept of Saint. The "marabout" is known as "Sayyed" (سيد) to the Arabic speaking Maghribians. Marja
The dominant religion in Tibet is Tibetan Buddhism; other religions include Bön, an indigenous religion similar to Tibetan Buddhism, [13] Islam, and Christianity. Tibetan Buddhism is a primary influence on the art, music, and festivals of the region. Tibetan architecture reflects Chinese and Indian influences.
Religious organizations based in Tibet (2 C) S. Shamanism in Tibet (1 C, 1 P) T. Tibetan Buddhism (13 C, 25 P) ... Tibetan Muslims This page was last ...
The ethnic Tibetans, comprising 86.0% of the population, [40] mainly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Bön, although there is an ethnic Tibetan Muslim community. [41] Other Muslim ethnic groups such as the Hui and the Salar have inhabited the region. There is also a tiny Tibetan Christian community in eastern Tibet.