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A Monk at Serta Larung Gar Buddhist Academy Goes Missing After Holding Up Portrait of Panchen Lama to Protest Demolition

08.11 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Sources 2 ·四川甘孜

On August 11, 2026, a monk at the Serta Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy in Garze, Sichuan held up a portrait of the 10th Panchen Lama to protest forced demolition, and was subsequently taken away, his whereabouts unknown.

Sichuan's Larung Gar Buddhist Institute Faces Another Forced Demolition, with Large Numbers of Monastic Dwellings Torn Down and Monks and Nuns Expelled

07.13 ·Reported ·Importance IV ·Sources 2 ·四川省甘孜藏族自治州色达县

From mid-July 2026, the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in Seda, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, has once again been hit by large-scale forced demolitions. The authorities plan to tear down about 2,000 monastic residences and forcibly send away non-local monks and nuns, while the military and police maintain a tight blockade and surveillance.

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