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Scouting in Tibet

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The Tibetan scouts badge shows a golden fleur de lis, having two of the symbols of the sacred attributes of Buddhism (ashtamangala) : the infinite knot (pelbeu) in the central leaf, which means the bond and unity of all things, flanked by two golden fishes (gser nya) that symbolize happiness and water freedom, fertility and abundance. The word TIBET appears in Tibetan characters in the center.

There is no current Scout organization in Tibet, with the Tibetan government in exile at Dharmsāla, India, and the PRC in control of the affairs of the country. It is still a matter of speculation whether Scouting ever reached the remote kingdom while still an independent country.

As the Bhutanese are a living, independent Tibetan culture, any eventual development of Scouting within Tibet will likely involve the assistance of the Bhutan Scout Tshogpa. Scouting has peripherally touched Tibet, when in 2004 a South African Scouter scaled Mount Everest from the Tibetan side [1]. Further, the Dalai Lama himself has had direct involvement with Scouting on at least two occasions, when on July 18, 1994 he was made a member of the Honor Committee for the 1995 World Scout Jamboree in The Netherlands; and later on September 3, 1999 when he was made a Patron of the Global Movement of Green Scouts in New Delhi, India. [2] Finally, the Central Tibetan School counted 968 Scouts of the Bharat Scouts and Guides in 2004.[3]

In addition, Girl Guiding may be making inroads into the remote mountain nation, as in 1993 a reception was held in Manila, Philippines in conjunction with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts' Asia Pacific Symposium of NGOs for Women in Development. The aim was to introduce or reintroduce the Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting movement and to explore possibilities of starting/restarting Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting in Tibet, as well as Cambodia, Iran, Russia, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Fifty women leaders from those nations attended the Asia Pacific Symposium, sharing their Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting experiences.

Scouting in Sikkim

Neighboring Sikkim, a related Tibetan culture, may have had Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts prior to its absorption into India in 1975. As a state of India, Sikkim counted 1473 Scouts of the Bharat Scouts and Guides in 2004.[4]

Dzongkha from Cigay Dorji

Bhutan Scout Association འབྲུག་ཨིསི་ཀའུཊ་ཚོགས་པ་ (Druk Scout Tshogpa) <- This is how it is pronounced. As you know, we refer to Bhutan as Druk in our language. Transliteration: ('brug Scout tshogs pa) <-This is how the script is transliterated into roman script using a transliteration system called Wylie Transliteration.

Now the motto: Be Prepared: གྲ་འགྲིག་འབད་ (Dra drig Bay) <- This is how it is pronouced Transliteration: (gra 'grig 'bad) <- This is how the script is transliterated into roman script using a transliteration system called Wylie Transliteration.

Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 02:25, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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