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                Tibetan Buddhism follows Vajrayana School of Mahayana Sect  The Tibetan Mahayana Buddhist sect follows esoteric-rituals path of Buddhism and its Vajrayana sect is more popular among the followers..  It is also known as the Diamond Way or Thunderbolt Way of life  with the practices evolved over several centuries to attain Bodhisattva or enlightened state of being. According to scriptures, Buddhism was brought to Tibet from India  during the reign of the Dharma King Trisong Detsen in the 8th Century and it got contextualized as Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet.  Vajrayana  Buddhism emphasises the advanced meditation practices to experience the empty nature on mind or non-mind state for perceiving ultimate truth. In other words, all meditative practices must lead to purifying the impure perceptions to allow ultimate Truth to be realized.. It urges seekers three ritual implements: vajra, bell, and counting bead...