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Whenever Tibet is introduced, its religions are mentioned. The book titled Tibetan Religions, gives a comprehensive introduction to the status of Tibetan religions. It starts with the Bon religion and focuses on Tibetan Buddhism, with brief introduction to Islam and Christianity, aiming to embody the embracement of traditional Chinese culture of unity, which is typically reflected by the concepts of "harmony" and "wholeness". The book provides an overview of the Tibetan religions in a way easy to understand and introduces various Tibetan Buddhism sects from a macro perspective. Particularly, t.