Tibetans in Exile Prior to the Chinese military invasion of Tibet in 1959, the Dalai Lama acted as the religious and secular leader of a peaceful nation. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was forced by the Chinese army to flee his home at Norbulingka, the Summer Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. Fortunately, India, one of Tibet's neighbors to the South, is a country which recognizes and appreciates various forms of religion. In 1959 the government of India recognized the importance of providing the Dalai Lama and the exiled Tibetan community a place to reside, maintain their way of life, and continue their struggle to resolve the Chinese/Tibetan dilemma. From his home in Dharamsala, Northern India, the Dalai Lama continues to act as the leader of Tibet and is loved and respected by Tibetans all over the world. In this section of Xizang Zhiye, we will learn about the structure of the Tibetan government in exile, and how it has maintained cohesion through very difficult times. Since 1959, the Tibetan exile community has grown dramatically, and, consequently, the Indian government has generously provided more land in their already over populated country for the Tibetan people to live and follow their own customs. There are monasteries and nunneries in India which maintain, in their pure form, the lineage teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. The exile community provides a viable educational system, which ensures quality education to Tibetan children living in exile. And, finally, we will get a chance to meet the diaspora, the people of the larger Tibetan community in exile, to learn more about the struggles and successes which they experience living in exile from their homeland.