@tibetinhistory The Tibetan monastic community worked with extraordinary dedication to ensure the survival and preservation of Tibetan religion and monastic life. This task became immeasurably more difficult after 1959, when Tibetans were forced into exile in India following a torturous journey marked by trauma, loss, and displacement (the loss of their country, monasteries, fellow monks, and community). In exile, monasteries faced immense hardship, yet they undertook every possible effort to pr