In Luhuo (Drakgo) a 30-meter-tall statue and its 45 prayer wheels were demolished, generating widespread protests.
Buddhism
Guan Yin Citta: Leader Dies, Crackdown on Buddhist Movement Continues
In 2019, Bitter Winter revealed a secret plan to eradicate the group, whose leader died on November 10, in China. It did not succeed.
Greater China Buddhism: Lessons from a Defunct Religious Movement
The story of an extinct group, also called the “Three Periods of Pudu,” is taught to those in charge of fighting “cults” in China. But why is it still relevant?
Chinese Buddhist Monks Compelled to Watch “Red” Movies
As part of their mandatory study of Communist Party history, “Party movie classes” are organized in monasteries.
Buddhists Falsely Accused of Being Falun Gong Members in Hong Kong
Accusations against True Buddha School devotees in Hong Kong by the Chinese Communist Party are aimed at applying the National Security Law against them.
Puning Temple: Why Xi Jinping Celebrated a Genocide
The Chinese president visited the complex built by the Qianlong Emperor to commemorate his 18th-century extermination of 650,000 Dzungar Buddhists.
Historical Buddhist Temple Closed in Jiangxi
Not even the fact that it once hosted CCP General Luo Binghui has saved Tianci Ancient Temple in Ji’an.
Pure Land Buddhism Under Attack in China
Devotees of respected Master Jingzong of Xuancheng have been interrogated by the police and denounced abroad as members of a xie jiao.
Followers of Persecuted Buddhist Leader Arrested in Henan
Nobody knows whether Tian Ruisheng died or went into seclusion. What is certain, members of his Xiang Gong movement are still persecuted.
Religious Books Burned or Trashed, Printers Jailed
Not content with persecuting believers, the CCP confiscates and destroys Christian texts, Qurans, and Buddhist scriptures.