Christianity
The letters of Timothy I, who was Patriarch of the Nestorian Church, dated as early as the beginning of the 9th century, is the oldest evidence of Christian missionaries in Tibet. Recent historical research indicates the presence of some form of Christianity in as early as the 6th and 7th centuries in Tibet.
It is not known whether Odoric of Pordenone may have entered Tibet. Antonio de Andrade established a mission station in Tsaparang (Ladakh), but after he left the community of nearly 400 in 1630, Tibetan lamas destroyed the station in 1631.
Work on Bible translations into Tibetan resulted in a Bible in Tibetan script in 1948, but this specific dialect is now understood by very few Tibetans, so new works are in progress. Scripture portions and evangelistic materials ranging from written tracts to the Jesus film and other video and audio CDs are now being distributed.
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Famous quotes containing the word christianity:
“If Christianity is pessimistic as to man, it is optimistic as to human destiny. Well, I can say that, pessimistic as to human destiny, I am optimistic as to man.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
“With two thousand years of Christianity behind him ... a man can’t see a regiment of soldiers march past without going off the deep end. It starts off far too many ideas in his head.”
—Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894–1961)
“It is our taste that decides against Christianity now, no longer our reasons.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)