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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

100%
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Tibetan, Central Speakers

Media Resources in Tibetan:

Films:
TitleLink
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

For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
readPsalm 18:31

As people look to their own efforts for hope, pray they will have the opportunity to learn and believe in the Lord, who is the only Rock worthy of their faith.

...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
readPsalm 13:5

Ask God to bring many to trust in His unfailing love and cause their hearts to rejoice in His salvation.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
readHebrews 10:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will patiently endure suffering and hardships and do God's will so that they may receive what He has promised.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

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 TibetansChina1,200,000Engaged 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

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