vurtual:Larung Gar (by Sarawut Intarob)This is unbelievably beautiful but it should also be noted th
vurtual:Larung Gar (by Sarawut Intarob)This is unbelievably beautiful but it should also be noted that Larung Gar is one of the most powerful and culturally important buddhist institutes in the world and as such since 2001 the Chinese government has been carrying out a campaign of destruction to reduce its influence under the guise of creating infrastructure for tourism. The project has accelerated in recent years and so far over 7,000 monastic dwellings have been demolished and thousands of monks and nuns have been forcefully evicted. -- source link