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MONGOLIAN MONKS" STUDIES IN LHASA"S MONASTERIES
and the remaining ones got older and older. The Mongolian monks who remained in
Tibet received their support by renting out rooms in these buildings. In the old days
they had received support from sponsors in Mongolia, but rent was now the only
way they were able to support themselves."
For several years, there have been possibilities for Mongolian monks to deepen
their knowledge in Tibetan monastic universities in Dharamshala, in Drepung Mon¬
astery and Ganden Monastery in Mundgod, in Sera Monastery and Namdroling
Monastery in Bylakuppe, in Sakya Monastery and Mindroling Monastery in Dehra
Dun, and in the universities in Agra and Varanasi. Though in the turn of the 21"
century Mongolian monks studied in China (Kumbum and Labrang), and nuns in
India (Dharamshala) and Nepal (Kopan Monastery).”
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