▁of ▁Tu va , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁officially ▁adopted ▁three ▁days ▁previously . ▁ ▁The ▁Tu van ▁people ▁– ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁U yg h urs ▁in ▁China ▁– ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁two ▁Turk ic ▁groups ▁who ▁are ▁mainly ▁ad her ents ▁to ▁Tib et an ▁Buddh ism , ▁combined ▁with ▁native ▁sh aman ism . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 7 th ▁centuries , ▁Tib et an ▁Buddh ism ▁gained ▁popular ity ▁in ▁Tu va . ▁An ▁increasing ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁and ▁restored ▁tem ples ▁are ▁coming ▁into ▁use , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁nov ices ▁being ▁trained ▁as ▁mon ks ▁and ▁l am as . ▁Relig ious ▁practice ▁decl ined ▁under ▁the ▁restrict ive ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁period ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁fl our ishing . ▁ ▁Sh aman ism ▁is ▁being ▁rev ived ▁as ▁well , ▁also ▁in ▁organized ▁T eng rian ▁forms . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁survey , ▁ 6 1 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Tu va ▁ad her es ▁to ▁Buddh ism , ▁ 8 % ▁to ▁Ten gr ism ▁or ▁Tu van ▁sh aman ism , ▁ 1 . 5 % ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁the ▁Old ▁Bel ie vers ▁or ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁Christian ity , ▁ 1 % ▁to ▁Protest ant ism . ▁In ▁addition , ▁ 7 . 7 % ▁follows ▁other ▁religion ▁or ▁did ▁not ▁give ▁an ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁survey , ▁