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Buddhism arrives in Tibet
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Kagyü school of Buddhism established in Tibet
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Buddhism in India virtually extinct
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Tibetan Buddhism expands into eastern and central Asia
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Vajrayana Buddhism develops in India
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c. 775
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Monastic community established at Samyé
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c. 792-794
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Great Samyé Debate chooses Indian Mahayana Buddhism for Tibet
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836-2
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King Langdarma of Tibet persecutes Buddhists and supports Bön
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1042
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Atisa arrives in Tibet
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1073
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Tibetan Sakya school established
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1253
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Kublai Khan accepts Tibetan Buddhism; it becomes the dominant religion of Mongolia
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1409
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Geluk school of Buddhism founded
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1578
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Sonam Gyatso (1543-88) is given the title of Dalai Lama
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1903
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Dalai Lama flees to China
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1904
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Treaty between Britain and Tibet signed at Lhasa
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1906
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Treaty between China and Britain (without Tibetan participation) recognizes China's suzerainty over Tibet
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1910
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Dalai Lama flees to India
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1912
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Tibet declares independence from the Republic of China
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1950
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Tenzin Gyatso becomes the fourteenth Dalai Lama
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Oct 1950
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China invades Tibet
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1951
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Tibetan delegation signs treaty with China
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Mar 1959
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Popular rising at Lhasa suppressed by China; Dalai Lama escapes into India
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1963-71
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No foreign visitor is allowed into Tibet
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c. 1977
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Persecution of Tibetans abates with end of the Cultural Revolution
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c. 1983
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Chinese government seeks diplomatic ties with the Dalai Lama
