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The Tibetans of India

The Tibetans of India, numbering approximately 153,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Tibeto-Burman people inhabiting the Trans-Himalaya region that divides India and Nepal from Tibet. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Tibetan (bod)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 153,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041578
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Pray for the Tibetans of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

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Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tibetan
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

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Tibetan, Central Speakers

Media Resources in Tibetan:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Tibetan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2016-2021 New Tibetan Bible Committee✓✓✓
Central Tibetan Bible✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tibetan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tibetans are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Tibetans:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Tibetans of India

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples."
readJohn 8:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Christ daily, depending on Him for every need.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Tibetan, Central Across Countries (ROP3 - 110033) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Central TibetansPG007403Central TibetansChina1,195,000Engaged yet UnreachedTibetanTibetan Buddhism
TibetansPG006306TibetansNepal161,000Engaged yet UnreachedTibetanTibetan Buddhism
TibetansPG041578TibetansIndia153,000Engaged yet UnreachedTibetanTibetan Buddhism
TibetansPG047305TibetansUnited States12,000Engaged yet UnreachedTibetanTibetan Buddhism
TibetansPG001239TibetansBhutan5,900Unengaged and UnreachedTibetanTibetan Buddhism
TibetansPG047422TibetansCanada5,300Unengaged and UnreachedTibetanTibetan Buddhism
TibetansPG000575TibetansSweden1,000Unengaged and UnreachedTibetanTibetan Buddhism
TibetansPG007543TibetansTaiwan400Unengaged and UnreachedTibetanTibetan Buddhism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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