![]() "He used to say that his biggest wish was to pass his knowledge on Tibetan medicine to more people instead of taking it to heaven," said Sangbo.Ĭuchim Gyaincain had donated a total of 220,000 yuan (US$26,500) to run the school, which also receives an annual donation of 80,000 yuan (US$9,400) from a local Tibetan medicine company. Under the strict hierarchical system, few lamas, except for those with high social status, had the opportunity study Tibetan Buddhism, said Sangbo, 37, who became the second school president after Cuchim Gyaincain died in 2001.Ĭuchim Gyaincain, who was one of the most eminent Tibetan Buddhist scholars, was also expert in Tibetan medicine and calendar system. Tibetan Lama School Passes on Knowledge to Young GenerationĮvery morning at six o'clock, Rinqen Norbu and another 30 lamas get up and start another day reading scriptures at Nalanzha Monastery in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.Īs a student of Tibet's first and only school founded and run by lamas since the overthrow of feudal government in 1959, Rinqen, 19, said he was very proud of being chosen to study there.įounded in 1992 by the late Cuchim Gyaincain, an eminent "living Buddha", the lama school enjoys a sound reputation in Tibet.īefore the 1950s, the serf system dominated the region and only the children of noble families could receive an education, while the serfs and their offspring, who then made up more than 95 percent of the population, were deprived of the right to education. ![]()
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