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| | Educational take-off in Tibet |
 | | Old Tibet, that is Tibet prior to 1959, when the Democratic Reform was introduced by China's central government, abolishing serfdom and introducing land reform and other far-going modern social changes, had an educational base lower than that of any othe r part of China and even of the most backward region in South Asia. |
 | | One caveat, advanced by the Dalai Lama's 'government of Tibet in exile' and the 'independence for Tibet' movement, needs to be considered: the claim that in old Tibet the monastic education system took care of the educational needs of the people. |
 | | In addition, reflecting the distinctive conditions and features of old Tibet, a shrill cry arose that the introduction of modern schooling was designed drastically to reduce the number of monk s, nuns and lamas and therefore freedom of religion was under threat. |
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