Tibetan monks, nuns awarded
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The Tibetan government presented each of the model monasteries with a commemorative plaque and 4,000 yuan for each of their law-abiding clergy. |
"Sera Monastery is one of the first monasteries to win the award. The monks are quite proud of this," said Losang Chosphel, a monk at Sera Monastery, one of three leading monasteries in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.
In 2011, the Tibetan government began to offer pensions and medical insurance to monks and nuns at all monasteries to improve their livelihoods.
"The clergymen are grateful to the government as they are now free of worries over old age and illness," he said.
"The activity is great. It can allow patriotic clergymen to receive political honor and financial rewards, which will help to maintain religious order and stability," said Phuntsog Lhazom, a nun at Chusang Monastery.
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