China destroys over 300 Buddhist Stupas, sacred statues in Drakgo; Tibetans face crackdown and silence

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Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India] July 22 (ANI): Chinese officials have destroyed more than 300 Buddhist stupas and a revered statue of a Guru in Drakgo (Ch: Luhuo) County within the Karze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture last month, according to a report from the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

The destruction occurred in late May or June 2025 at Lungrab Zang-ri near Janggang Monastery, where Chinese forces dismantled hundreds of medium-sized stupas significant to Tibetan Buddhism as well as three larger stupas. Authorities also demolished a recently erected statue of Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok, the late founder and abbot of Serthar Buddhist Institute, along with a sacred statue of Guru Padmasambhava, often referred to as Guru Rinpoche (which means “precious master" in Tibetan), as reported by the CTA.

Chinese authorities have enforced strict silence over the region. Anyone attempting to disclose information or discuss the destruction with those outside the a...

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