Tibetan Buddhism TODAY.
It
is interesting that when Buddhism comes to mind in the mind of a
Westerner, an association with Buddha Shakyamuni arises that is
literally translated "Awakened Sage from the Shakya Family", who
received the name Siddhatha Gotama (Pali) / Siddhartha Gautama
(Sanskrit) at birth, which is translated (descendant of Gotama , successful in achieving the goals). Siddhartha Gautama himself reached enlightenment under the Bodhi tree about 2000 years ago. The remaining 45 years of his life, Buddha traveled along the Ganges
River valley in central India in the company of his disciples and taught
his Teaching to a wide variety of people.
But
the main hero of modern Tibetan Buddhism, spread on the territory of
Ladak (Little Tibet), is the outstanding yogi, Naropa, who achieved
enlightenment and full realization under the guidance of Tilopa's
teacher, and then revealed to the world the six principles of yoga
Naropa. It is these 6 principles of Yoga Naropa that constitute today practices of modern Tibetan Buddhism.