Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s6.t4.1

v1.c7.s6.t4.1

Rgyud is tantric theory of Tibetan Buddhism. As one of the important schools of Buddhism, it inherited its origin and development from Tang Tantrism, Eastern Tantrism and Tibetan Tantrism, and has been transmitted into different regions. In terms of three language families of Buddhism, Tantrism is widely transmitted in Tibetan and Chinese Buddhism ie Northern Mahayana Buddhism.