The primitive religion in ancient Tibet was Bon. Buddhism began to spread in Tibet in the middle of the 7th century. In the 8th century, Prince Qisong Dehtsan invited a Buddhist master from India to preach Buddhism the Buddhism of Tibetan Characteristics.

It took root in Tibet through the development in Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties and spread to Qinghai and Ming Dynasties and spread to Qinghai and Inner Mongolia, constituting an important brtanch of Chinese Buddhism.
The costume and ornaments of Tibetan Buddhists, both in for or patterns, are different from those of the Buddhists in the area of the Han nationality.

Kasaya, the common garment for Buddhist monks, is of impure color, the outer one purple and the inner one yellow. They wear a cloak in winter or on certain occasions.

Because the lamas of Geru Branch of Tibetan Buddhism wear a yellow hat, that Branch is also called Yellow Hat Lamaism. When conducting Buddhist ceremonies, the lamas also wear a tall hat called zixia, which looks like the comb of a rooster. It is said that this hat was introduced into Tibetan from Bangladesh.

Nuns of this branch have two kinds of hats. One is a pointed hat with upturned edge and the other is a hat with two long hanging earflaps and three gold lines.

Monk's boots are also very exquisite. They are generally purplish red with parallel decorative blue and black lines. The boots for Buddhist officials are called jiajin naren, which vary with the ranks of the officials.

Dalai, Panchen and Gahdan Chiba, the three living Buddhas, wear yellow boots. Buddhist officials above the 4th rank wear red boots called jiamuna jieri. Lamas in the Rear Region of Tibet wear boots called resong.

The clothes lamas wear when travelling include a yellow brocade robe with round flower patterns, embroidered brocade vest, golden topped sun hat and brocade boots.

There is sorcerer's dance in the activities of Tibetan Buddhism and unique garments were worn in such activities. When the invited Indian master initiated sorcerer's dance in Samye Monastery in the 8th century, sorcerer's clothes gradually developed into a unique art.

In Xialu monastery of Xigaze, whole sets of gorgeous clothes and masks were kept especially for such dances. Sorcerers are called kamuqie, and their masks are called kamuba. The sorcerer has a bronze mirror tusaimeilong hung on his chest. When he dances, he pats on the mirror and tells people what to do.

His garments mainly consist of 3 articles: peixia, broad sleeved brocade robe, pode, short coat with long sleeves and gubang, sash on the chest. The sorcerers usually wear masks resembling the facial features of Buddha's warrior attendants, including animal images. The colors of the masks can be blue, red and yellow.