Eight months of demolition and expulsion has reduced the size of Larung Gar, a sprawling Buddhist centre of learning and prayer in the mountains of Sichuan. Photo: AP
Eight months of demolition and expulsion has reduced the size of Larung Gar, a sprawling Buddhist centre of learning and prayer in the mountains of Sichuan. Photo: AP
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China in ‘takeover’ of Tibetan Buddhist monastery, rights group says

Larung Gar in Sichuan will be split into two sections, with Communist Party officials put in charge of its administration, according to Human Rights Watch

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Updated: 8:59pm, 25 Jan, 2018

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Eight months of demolition and expulsion has reduced the size of Larung Gar, a sprawling Buddhist centre of learning and prayer in the mountains of Sichuan. Photo: AP
Eight months of demolition and expulsion has reduced the size of Larung Gar, a sprawling Buddhist centre of learning and prayer in the mountains of Sichuan. Photo: AP
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