The Beijing branch of the Fahua Dojo, led by Venerable Yin Guang, took “Sinicization” to new extremes. It was too much for Chinese netizens.
Buddhism
Bodhi Gong Believers Sentenced in Shandong
The crackdown on the Buddhist qigong movement founded by Grandmaster JinBodhi continues.
Why China Promotes “Pakistani Buddhism”
Archeology and philanthropy disguise an anti-Indian and anti-Dalai-Lama strategy.
China Cracks Down on the Bodhi Gong Movement
The international group, known internationally as Bodhi Meditation, may now have more practitioners abroad, but is still active in China despite a long repression.
The “Buddhist and Taoist Clergy Database,” Another CCP Imposture
Advertised as a tool against fraudulent “false monks,” it will in fact also help cracking down on Buddhist monks and Taoist priests not controlled by the CCP.
USCIRF Charges China’s Authorized Religious Bodies as Communist Party Accomplices
A new report exposes the five authorized religions’ “complicity in the government’s systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.”
Supreme Lama of Kalmyk Buddhists Condemns Putin’s Aggression Against Ukraine
For the first time, a senior Russian religious leader states that “the Ukrainian side is right.”
The Xuanzang Temple Incident: Who Was the Agent Provocateur?
A woman left in the Nanjing shrine memorial tablets of Japanese war criminals. The CCP seized the opportunity to promote a nationwide crackdown on temples.
Institute of Tantric Buddhism: The Repression Continues
Founder Master Lobsang Dechen (Wang Xingfu) was sentenced to 25 years as a “cult” leader guilty of fraud and sexual abuse. His disciples continue to be arrested.
Pakistan: Ancient Buddhist Temple Discovered – and Vandalized
Italian and Pakistani archeologists made the exciting discovery. Religious prejudice explains the low vigilance against vandalism.