buddhism, larung gar, monasteries, tibet

China Aims to Control Tibet’s Buddhist Monasteries and Nunneries

After proposing to build the world’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tibet’s sacred Yarlung Tsangpo River, China has taken a further step by establishing new rules to place Tibet’s Buddhist monasteries and nunneries of the Larung Gar region — one of the largest monasteries in Tibet — under its control. This move is seen by many ...

Max Lu

Tibetan flags over a monestary.