Buddhism - Tibetan (BLA)

Buddhism - Tibetan is a part of the Buddhism religion. Tibetan Buddhism or Lamaism is the Buddhism of Tibet and Mongolia, a Mahayana form including non-Buddhist Indian elements of the preexisting Bön shamanism.

People Groups adhering to Buddhism - Tibetan

Buddhism - Tibetan Fast Facts:

134 People Groups · 21,740K People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached50661.3K
Engaged yet Unreached7720,899K
No Longer Unreached7180K

People Groups who follow Buddhism - Tibetan

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134 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage
ZhabaZhabaChina35,000Engaged yet UnreachedZhaba
ZangskarZangskarPakistan9,800Engaged yet UnreachedZangskari
ZaZaChina3,500Unengaged and UnreachedAmdo Tibetan
YehlmoYehlmoNepal1,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)
Yadu QiangYadu QiangChina50,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Qiang
XiangchengXiangchengChina19,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Qiang
WutunWutunChina3,800Unengaged and UnreachedWutunhua
WalungWalungNepal1,700Engaged yet UnreachedWalungge
TuvansTuvansRussian Federation268,000Engaged yet UnreachedTuvinian
TuvansTuvansMongolia6,800Unengaged and UnreachedTuvinian
TuTuChina387,000Engaged yet UnreachedTu
TsumTsumNepal6,600Engaged yet UnreachedTsum
TsekuTsekuBhutan8,100Unengaged and UnreachedTseku
TsekuTsekuNepal6,600Unengaged and UnreachedTseku
Torgut OiratTorgut OiratChina186,000Engaged yet UnreachedKalmyk
Tongren BonanTongren BonanChina9,000Unengaged and UnreachedBonan
TokpegolaTokpegolaNepal3,600Engaged yet UnreachedWalungge
TicherongTicherongNepal3,400Engaged yet UnreachedTichurong
TibetansTibetansSweden1,000Unengaged and UnreachedTibetan
TibetansTibetansBhutan5,900Unengaged and UnreachedTibetan
TibetansTibetansNepal161,000Engaged yet UnreachedTibetan
TibetansTibetansTaiwan400Unengaged and UnreachedTibetan
TibetansTibetansIndia153,000Engaged yet UnreachedTibetan
TibetansTibetansUnited States12,000Engaged yet UnreachedTibetan
TibetansTibetansCanada5,300Unengaged and UnreachedTibetan
Thudam BhotiaThudam BhotiaNepal2,500Engaged yet UnreachedWalungge
SyubaSyubaNepal1,800No Longer UnreachedKagate
Spiti TibetansSpiti TibetansIndia14,500Engaged yet UnreachedSpiti Bhoti
SoyotSoyotRussian Federation4,300Unengaged and UnreachedRussia Buriat
Southwestern TamangSouthwestern TamangNepal196,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Tamang
Southern JiarongSouthern JiarongChina59,000Engaged yet UnreachedJiarong
Sogwo ArigSogwo ArigChina60,500Engaged yet UnreachedAmdo Tibetan
Sikkimese BhotiaSikkimese BhotiaBhutan4,600Unengaged and UnreachedSikkimese
Sichuan MongolsSichuan MongolsChina29,500Unengaged and UnreachedPeripheral Mongolian
ShixingShixingChina4,100Unengaged and UnreachedShuhi
SherpaSherpaNepal203,000Engaged yet UnreachedSherpa
SherpaSherpaIndia64,000Engaged yet UnreachedSherpa
SherpaSherpaBhutan3,800No Longer UnreachedSherpa
SharchopSharchopBhutan100,000Engaged yet UnreachedTshangla
Saragh YugurSaragh YugurChina10,500Unengaged and UnreachedMandarin Chinese
QueyuQueyuChina14,500Engaged yet UnreachedQueyu
Qinghai MongolsQinghai MongolsChina43,000Unengaged and UnreachedAmdo Tibetan
PumaPumaNepal5,600Unengaged and UnreachedPuma
Pangwal BuddhistsPangwal BuddhistsIndia2,200Unengaged and UnreachedPangwali
OiratOiratUnited States1,900Engaged yet UnreachedKalmyk
NyongNyongThailand14,000Unengaged and UnreachedYong
NyenpaNyenpaBhutan14,000Engaged yet UnreachedNyenkha
NupbiNupbiBhutan3,100Engaged yet UnreachedNupbikha
NubribaNubribaNepal5,200Engaged yet UnreachedNubri
Northwestern TamangNorthwestern TamangNepal465,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern Tamang
Northern PumiNorthern PumiChina53,500Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Pumi
Northern NaxiNorthern NaxiChina3,500No Longer UnreachedNaxi
Northern JiarongNorthern JiarongChina23,500Engaged yet UnreachedJiarong
Northern GhaleNorthern GhaleNepal5,300Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Ghale
Nghari TibetansNghari TibetansChina84,000Unengaged and UnreachedTibetan
Nar-PhubaNar-PhubaNepal800Engaged yet UnreachedNar Phu
NamuyiNamuyiChina12,000Unengaged and UnreachedNamuyi
MugaliMugaliNepal7,800Engaged yet UnreachedMugom
MosuoMosuoChina74,500Unengaged and UnreachedNarua
MonpaMonpaIndia153,000No Longer UnreachedTawang Monpa
MongolsMongolsChina5,680,000Engaged yet UnreachedPeripheral Mongolian
MongolsMongolsUnited States10,000Engaged yet UnreachedPeripheral Mongolian
MonMonIndia1,100Unengaged and UnreachedLadakhi
MinyakMinyakChina35,500Unengaged and UnreachedWestern Minyag
MembaMembaIndia5,800Unengaged and UnreachedHindi
Medog MonbaMedog MonbaChina11,500Unengaged and UnreachedTshangla
Mawo QiangMawo QiangChina26,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Qiang
MatpaMatpaBhutan32,000Engaged yet UnreachedChocangacakha
ManyakManyakChina3,100Unengaged and UnreachedWestern Minyag
ManangiManangiNepal7,000Engaged yet UnreachedManangba
MalimasaMalimasaChina700Engaged yet UnreachedNaxi
Makalu SherpaMakalu SherpaNepal1,600Unengaged and UnreachedSherpa
LuzuLuzuChina1,600Unengaged and UnreachedErsu
LunapeLunapeBhutan850Unengaged and UnreachedLunanakha
Luhua QiangLuhua QiangChina30,500Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Qiang
LobaLobaNepal38,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoke
LhomiLhomiNepal7,400No Longer UnreachedLhomi
LepchaLepchaNepal4,800No Longer UnreachedLepcha
LayabLayabBhutan1,600Engaged yet UnreachedLayakha
LakhaLakhaBhutan13,000Unengaged and UnreachedLakha
LadakhiLadakhiPakistan12,500Unengaged and UnreachedLadakhi
LadakhiLadakhiChina3,700Engaged yet UnreachedLadakhi
LadakhiLadakhiIndia211,000Engaged yet UnreachedLadakhi
KyerungKyerungNepal6,600Engaged yet UnreachedKyerung
Kutang BhotiaKutang BhotiaNepal2,000Engaged yet UnreachedKuke
KurtopKurtopBhutan19,000Unengaged and UnreachedKurtokha
KhenKhenBhutan66,500Engaged yet UnreachedKhengkha
KhampaKhampaIndia2,800Engaged yet UnreachedKhams Tibetan
Kham TibetansKham TibetansBhutan1,300Unengaged and UnreachedKhams Tibetan
Kham TibetansKham TibetansChina2,550,000Engaged yet UnreachedKhams Tibetan
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsMongolia3,195,000Engaged yet UnreachedHalh Mongolian
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsGermany5,000Unengaged and UnreachedHalh Mongolian
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsCanada1,300Engaged yet UnreachedHalh Mongolian
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsAustria2,600Engaged yet UnreachedHalh Mongolian
Kalmyk-OiratsKalmyk-OiratsRussian Federation183,000Engaged yet UnreachedKalmyk
Kalmyk-OiratsKalmyk-OiratsKyrgyzstan8,200Unengaged and UnreachedKalmyk
Jone TibetansJone TibetansChina168,000Engaged yet UnreachedChoni
Humla BhotiaHumla BhotiaNepal5,300Engaged yet UnreachedHumla
HsifanHsifanMyanmar5,700No Longer UnreachedTibetan
Helambu SherpaHelambu SherpaNepal11,000Engaged yet UnreachedHyolmo
HeishuiHeishuiChina49,000Unengaged and UnreachedTibetan
GyasumdobaGyasumdobaNepal6,000Unengaged and UnreachedGyalsumdo
GuiqiongGuiqiongChina16,500Engaged yet UnreachedGuiqiong
GongdukGongdukBhutan2,800Unengaged and UnreachedGongduk
ErsuErsuChina49,000Unengaged and UnreachedErsu
Ergong JiarongErgong JiarongChina92,500Engaged yet UnreachedHorpa
Enger YugurEnger YugurChina5,500Unengaged and UnreachedMandarin Chinese
Eastern TamangEastern TamangNepal1,655,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Tamang
Eastern TamangEastern TamangBhutan5,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Tamang
Eastern JiarongEastern JiarongChina267,000Engaged yet UnreachedJiarong
DzalakhaDzalakhaBhutan28,000Unengaged and UnreachedDzalakha
DrukpaDrukpaBhutan251,000Engaged yet UnreachedDzongkha
DrukpaDrukpaIndia265,000Engaged yet UnreachedDzongkha
DolpaDolpaNepal12,000Engaged yet UnreachedDolpo
DokhpaDokhpaIndia2,400Unengaged and UnreachedLadakhi
Deaf MongoliansDeaf MongoliansMongolia17,500Engaged yet UnreachedMongolian Sign Language
DakpaDakpaBhutan2,600Engaged yet UnreachedDakpakha
Cona MonbaCona MonbaChina42,000Unengaged and UnreachedTawang Monpa
Cimulin QiangCimulin QiangChina21,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Qiang
Chentel MagarChentel MagarNepal13,000Engaged yet UnreachedChantyal
ChaudangsiChaudangsiIndia1,700Unengaged and UnreachedChaudangsi
ChaliChaliBhutan1,900Unengaged and UnreachedChalikha
Central TibetansCentral TibetansChina1,195,000Engaged yet UnreachedTibetan
CampaCampaIndia7,600Unengaged and UnreachedLadakhi
ByangsiByangsiNepal2,800Unengaged and UnreachedByangsi
BuryatBuryatRussian Federation461,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussia Buriat
BuryatBuryatMongolia59,000Engaged yet UnreachedMongolia Buriat
BuryatBuryatUzbekistan1,200Unengaged and UnreachedRussia Buriat
BunanBunanChina2,600Unengaged and UnreachedGahri
BumthangpaBumthangpaBhutan25,500Engaged yet UnreachedBumthangkha
BrokkatBrokkatBhutan475Engaged yet UnreachedBrokkat
BodhBodhIndia176,000Engaged yet UnreachedLadakhi
BaragaunleBaragaunleNepal3,300Engaged yet UnreachedLoke
AmdoAmdoChina1,535,000Engaged yet UnreachedAmdo Tibetan

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