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Sign to petiton against the government's plan to demolish it

Created by D.T. on July 23, 2016

The Chinese government has demanded the removal of more than 5,000 monks and nuns from Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, and plans to demolish 50 percent of residences at the historic monastery.
According to Free Tibet, some residences have already been destroyed, and the government has threatened to demolish the entire monastery if Larung Gar’s religious authorities don’t comply with the demands.
The school is the largest Tibetan Buddhist institute in the world, situated in the remote Gharze Prefecture of China’s ‪Sichuan‬ Province. There are currently over 10,000 residents at the monastery, and the government’s order demands the population be reduced to 5,000. The monastery has been given a deadline of September 30,2017 to reduce the population
Sign to stop the government’s move on Larung Gar

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