宋代藏传佛教及其在青海的传播

佛教传入吐蕃后，在其发展过程中曾经遭受过巨大的挫折，青海成为西藏佛教后弘期的重要源头，并最终形成了极具藏文化特征的藏传佛教。藏传佛教在其形成后，就开始了其向外传播的历程。青海由于和西藏在地域上的毗连以及历史的渊源，宋代在青海形成了以玉树和化隆为中心的两个寺院密集的分布区。

Qinghai's Tibetan Buddhism and its Transmission in Qinghai

After spreading to Tubo, Buddhism had suffered a great setback in its developing process. In this case, Qinghai had become an important source of development of Buddhism in Houhong period in Tibet, which finally formed Tibetan Buddhism with strong Tibet culture characteristics. After its formation, Tibetan Buddhism started the transmission. Because of the adjoining area as well as historical origin with Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism had formed Two temple crowded distribution areas in the center of Yushu and Hualong in Qinghai in Song Dynasty.