The world's largest Tibetan Buddhist study center, Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, faces increased Chinese military presence, ...

Larung Gar, founded in 1980, has long been a hub for Buddhist monks and nuns seeking to deepen their spiritual education.

China has deployed nearly 400 troops at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy to enforce stricter surveillance, with plans to impose regulations in 2022 limiting monks' residency to 15 years and requiring ...

Campaign groups say China has started demolishing buildings at Larung Gar, one of the largest centres of Buddhist learning in Tibet. The London-based Free Tibet group says demolitions at the site ...

China has stationed around 400 military personnel at the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Serthar County, eastern Tibet, as part of a broader strategy to tighten control over the region, the Central ...

China has imposed sanctions on Canadian NGOs while tightening its grip on Tibet and pushing forward with a major dam project.

The appointments at Larung Gar in southwest China are the latest sign of Beijing’s distrust of members of the Tibetan Buddhist clergy who embody the region’s traditional culture and beliefs.

Jue Liang & Andrew S. Taylor in Conversation with Padma 'tsho In 1997, the first cohort of women to receive the highest degree in Buddhist philosophical training graduated from the Larung Gar monastic ...

In 2016 local authorities, claiming concerns over overcrowding, started to demolish buildings at Tibet’s largest Buddhist institute, Larung Gar. “They evicted resident monks, reducing their ...

Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, recognised as the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist study center, has witnessed a sharp rise in Chinese military presence, signifying intensified surveillance and ...

In a fresh crackdown on Tibet, China has stationed around 400 military personnel at the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Serthar County, eastern Tibet. As part of a broader strategy to tighten ...