It happened that, influenced by the study of these texts, many Europeans abandoned their religion and converted to Buddhism, and in this way, the first Buddhist communities in Europe were established.
With the expulsion of lamas (spiritual teachers in Tibetan Buddhism) from Tibet by the Chinese, Buddhist teachings made their way to the West. In Western society in the 1960s, there were changes in the way of thinking, and perception of the world, and the search for the meaning and content of life began. Buddhism answered many of the questions asked by people in Western culture at the time, which led thousands of people in the 20th century to practice Buddhism and join Buddhist communities.
Today, the greatest spiritual opening to Buddhist teachings is in the western part of the world - in Asia interest in Buddhism is declining, especially after the destruction of Tibetan culture by the Chinese invasion in the 1950s and 1960s.
