Tibetans rebuild Monastery in exile
Before the Chinese invasion of Tibet, the monasteries were the educational core for Tibetan culture. China destroyed all but 13 of 6000 monasteries. In exile, in India, Tibetans have rebuilt 25 monasteries, including Sera Jey in southern India.
Before the Chinese invasion, Sera Jey in Tibet schooled up to 25,000.
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