Larung Gar: China 'destroys buildings' at Tibetan Buddhist academy

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Campaign groups say China has started demolishing buildings at Larung Gar, one of the largest centres of Buddhist learning in Tibet.



Residents at Larung Gar live in log cabins perched on the mountainside

22 July 2016

The London-based Free Tibet group says demolitions at the site began on Wednesday and a number of people living there have been evicted.

It follows an order last month by the local authorities to cut the number of Larung Gar residents by half to 5,000.

Chinese officials are reported to have cited overcrowding concerns.

Larung Gar is said to be the biggest Tibetan Buddhist institute in the world.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36863888



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larung_Gar_Buddhist_Academy

[WhiteTara]

1. Thanks for posting. This makes me

literally sick to my stomach. Another genocide in front of our faces and we remain powerless.

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2. I had never heard of this place before.

It should be noticed.