Center za tibetanske begunjce / Tibetan Refugee Centre

Zaradi kitajske okupacije, ki sem jo že omenjala v prejšnji objavi »Budistični samostani« se je selilo veliko Tibetancev. Darjeeling je eno izmed mest, kamor so se zatekli. Na tem mestu so leta 1959 ustanovili center, ki daje prostor njihovi kulturi. Dom za ostarele, šola za otroke, sirotišnica, klinika in delavnice, kjer predejo volno iz katere izdelujejo večinoma preproge, ter manjši delež tudi oblačila in torbice. Vse za širjenje in ohranjanje kulture ter njenih značilnosti.

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Because of Chinese invasion – which I’ve already mentioned in previous post  »Buddhist monasteries«, Tibetans immigrated to India. Darjeeling is one of the cities, where they settled down. In 1959 Tibetan Refugee Centre was built. The main purpose was to give Tibetans opportunity to study and work. Centre consists of a home for the aged, a school, an orphanage, a clinic and workshops where they produce wollen things – carpets and other wollen items. Their goal is to preserve Tibetan’s culture.