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Tsering Dhundup
DHARAMSHALA, July 22: Chinese authorities have reportedly demolished over 300 Buddhist stupas and a sacred statues in what sources describe as a “second phase of the Cultural Revolution,” including a revered statue of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), in Drakgo County, Karze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, situated in the traditional province of Kham in eastern Tibet.
According to the report, the destruction took place between late May and June 2025 at Lungrab Zang-ri, near the Janggang Monastery, according to CTA run tibet.net, citing sources inside Tibet.
Among the demolished were hundreds of medium-sized stupas, three larger sacred stupas, a statue of Guru Rinpoche considered the founder of Tibetan Buddhism, and a newly built statue of Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok, the revered founder of Serthar Buddhist Institute. Locals ...
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