Graphics gallery . First-millennium entrepreneurs and their tools of the trade. Medieval Roadmap . A compilation of links to medieval resources on the Web. Dreams of Tibet has extensive information about Tibetan Buddhism and links to other Tibetan-interest sites.
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Click here for a special offer. Click here for our free newsletter. Coaxed north by a hefty sum of gold, legendary Indian guru Atisha trekked to the rugged Tibetan highlands in 1042. The Buddhism that had been introduced to Tibet centuries earlier was corrupt, rife with misinterpretations, and mixed with the popular, shamanistic Bon religion. Later writings describe a land in chaos.