China has razed hundreds of stupas, two sacred statues at monastery in Tibet

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(TibetanReview.net, Jul22’25) – Claiming they were built on government land and also violated uncited regulations, Chinese authorities have recently demolished over 300 Buddhist stupas and a statue of Guru Padmasambhava – who introduced tantric Buddhism in Tibet in the 8th century – at a monastery in Draggo (Chinese: Luhuo) county of Karze (Ganzi) prefecture, Sichuan province, said the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on its Tibet.net website Jul 22.

The destruction was carried out in late May or Jun 2025 at Lungrab Zang-ri near Janggang Monastery, where Chinese forces razed hundreds of medium-sized stupas of Tibetan Buddhism and three larger ones.

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