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Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 10 (ANI): A widely shared video on Chinese social media has sparked intense outrage among Tibetans both inside Tibet and in exile after it showed a Chinese tourist desecrating sacred items inside a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, according to a report by Phayul.
The viral footage shows the tourist drinking liquid directly from a shrine altar before pouring the remaining drink into a butter lamp, an action Tibetans say represents a grave violation of religious sanctity and cultural values. Tibetans online condemned the act as far more than mere disrespect, calling it a “shameless provocation" and a “direct insult," while stressing that monasteries are holy spaces and not places for tourists seeking publicity or social media attention, Phayul reported.
“Monasteries are not platforms for tourists to perform for attention," a Tibetan social media user wrote, urging judicial authorities and cyber police to take strong action against...
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