Founded in 1980 by prominent monk Jigme Puntsok, Larung Gar has attracted increasing official attention in recent years, with the authorities currently carrying out a drive to cut the number of ...

Larung Gar, founded in 1980, has long been a hub for Buddhist monks and nuns seeking to deepen their spiritual education. However, it has faced increasing restrictions from the Chinese government ...

Larung Gar is in Serthar County (Seda in Chinese), part of the Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. According to a report by RFA in December 2024, approximately 400 ...

Larung Gar, founded in 1980, has long been a hub for Buddhist monks and nuns seeking to deepen their spiritual education. However, it has faced increasing restrictions from the Chinese government ...

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 deployed nearly 400 troops and multiple choppers at the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, the largest Tibetan Buddhist study center in the world, in an effort to ensure a stricter ...

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 ...

While Larung Gar is by far the biggest monastery in Tibet, in fact the biggest in the world, it is not the only one. All over the country devote Buddhists, lay people and monastics, are finding ways ...

The academy at Larung Gar was founded in 1980 by Jigme Phuntsok, a Tibetan Buddhist master. He wanted to revive Buddhism across China, where a non-Tibetan form has a centuries-long history.

Gayley (Love Letter from Golok), religious studies professor at the University of Colorado, brings together writings from the Tibetan Buddhist Larung Gar academy that offer compassionate and ...