They were evicted from one of the most recognized monasteries.
China is banning monks and nuns from Larung Gar, the largest Tibetan monastery and one of the largest Buddhist teaching institutions in the world, to return to the center after the demolitions and forced evictions that began this summer in the enclave, an NGO denounced today.
Numerous religious have been forced to sign a document in which they commit not to return to this academy, according to a statement from the NGO International Campaign for Tibet (ICT, in its acronym in English).
Last July, the authorities began the demolition of part of this important religious center with the aim of reducing the number of residents of 10.000 a 5.000 and until now no details of this controversial official operation had emerged, highly criticized by groups in defense of this community.
The ICT released a video in which you can see a nun crying and running after a bus that is transporting other religious people out of the enclave., before falling to the ground and being picked up by other colleagues on the shoulder, behind what appears to be heavy machinery.
It is one of the few videos that show the situation that is being experienced in Larung Gar, since access to information is limited due to the controls imposed by the authorities, that restrict - and even, in some cases, prohibit- entry to Tibetan areas in the country.
Other images that, according to the NGO, were taken last 30 October show cranes near the entrance to the monastery, next to newly built structures.
Larung Gar draws one of the most spectacular pictures of the Tibetan regions in China. The monastery is located in Sichuan province (northwest), on a remote mountainside, surrounded by hundreds of cabins where religious and lay people reside.
Los profesores que trabajan en Larung Gar "están bajo una enorme presión para cumplir con las regulaciones oficiales", given that, if they do not convince the monks to leave the place, They fear that they will be prohibited from continuing with their teachings, the NGO assured, citing contacts in the area.
"La gente está preocupada y decepcionada de que las monjas tengan que irse, especially since many of them are halfway through their studies. Some have heard that they could return once a week to take classes. But for those who return to the Tibet region, thousands of kilometers, será imposible", said a Tibetan who spoke with a person who visited the monastery.
The authorities assure that the objective of the demolition is security, According to them, the enormous concentration of houses in that mountainous area puts the residents in danger..
But the students of this academy emphasize that this justification is not used in other overpopulated areas of China..
As part of the restructuring process, The ruling Communist Party or local government officials will become the majority in the managing body of the Larung Gar Buddhist school, a practice that has become common in other Tibetan monasteries.
EFE
