Order No 8: New measures to control religion in Tibet

Order No 8: New measures to control religion in Tibet

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Kunleng invites Arja Rinpoche, former abbot of Kumbum Monastery, to discuss Order No 8, titled ‘Management Measures of Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries and Temples’, which is to be implemented starting November 1, 2010. On Wednesday, the Tibetan government in exile and the heads of all major schools of Tibetan Buddhism formally repudiated the new policy.


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