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The induligenous primitive religion was called Beno before the 7th century, whose believers believed in the the being in everything of the holy spirit. The high ministers of that religion presided over almost everything on the earth, so they were the most powerful men even than the kings. Buddhism was introduced into Tibet since the 7th century, after centuries pf ups and downs it flurished throughout Tibet from the 10th century on, and formed various sects till Chongkhaba's religious reform in the 15th century. Gelu Sect, founded by Chongkhaba, become the most influential in Tibet since then.
Tibetan Buddhism is characterized with its overall involving into political, economic and everyday life in Tibet. It was influenced by buddhism from Nepal, India, China proper and Beno ministers.
Two influential Buddhists are especially memorable in Tibetan Buddhism; one is the India Shamanist Linhuasheng who established the first temple-Samye in Tibet and organized the translation of holy scriptures; the other is Chongkhaba whose religious reform made Gelu Sect's influence possible.
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