Chinese officials have driven out more than 1,000 Tibetan monks and nuns from the 45-year-old Buddhist academy.
In fact, China appears to be determined to strangle life from the Larunger Buddhist Academy.
That's what Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy was Established In 1980, around 30 disciples of founder Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok were residing, and soon became one of the most important centers of Tibetan Buddhist learning.
Today's physical size and the population of that height will make the academy academy. Rank Among the world's largest Buddhist system. Larrun is the name of the valley where the school is located, and its distinctive red building flows like flower petals into the mountain walls of the valley. Most of those small homes were handmade with new arrivals as the academy grew.
Several Buddhist elders are said to have reached a high level of spiritual enlightenment at Largh Ga, joining a legendary position among Tibetan Buddhists, and as a result of Tibetan cultural and religious elders. China's Communist Party is even more determined to eliminate identity ties.
Chinese officials It was demolished In 2001 and 2016, most of Larung Gar began to pressure the monks and nuns to “voluntarily” depart. In December 2024, a considerable requirement of Chinese military and police officers surrounded the academy and began restricting membership by strict demands on documents from freshmen and tourists. The Chinese also developed the habit of flying helicopters across previously quiet valleys.
Earlier in February, Chinese officials either leave or face legal consequences for hundreds of Larung Gar clergy, as they are said to have no “appropriate residence documents.” It is reportedly started to put pressure on them. Over 1,000 clergy have been kicked out this way over the past few weeks.
Academy's source I said Each monk and nun's house departing Radio Free Asia (RFA) has been marked for demolition soon, with more demolition planned in April to accommodate new roads running through the monastery Masu.
Although some of the students at Larung Gar are Chinese, their government plans to force them out by implementing mandatory registrations for all students. Tourists are prohibited from bringing cameras and smartphones to the academy, eliminating the main reason why it is such a popular tourist attraction.
“Even discussions about Larung Gar on live streaming platforms and social media such as Kuaishou and Tiktok are banned,” source I said Tibetan watch.
China could also impose a 15-year residence restrictions on clergy. This further thins the population as many monks and nuns choose to live for a much longer period of time. The most advanced courses in Buddhist education at the Academy take 13 years to complete.
“Larun Garh has long been a symbol of resistance to China's rule against Tibetan Buddhism, and that's why it suffers,” the RFA wrote, recalling Chinese officials during the 2016 Great Demolition, and they said. declared that he owned “both land and sky.” Lang Valley.
