China's control of religion in Tibet

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From the article:

Religion is one of the most distinctive and important aspects of Tibet’s unique culture. For the Chinese government, however, religion in Tibet is a political and security issue. Subduing monasteries, monks and nuns and controlling how Tibetans practice their religion is central to its plans to eliminate Tibetan resistance to its rule.....

Religion has played a key part in Tibet’s culture and politics throughout its history, and continues to be central to the lives of Tibetans today. The vast majority of Tibetans practice Tibetan Buddhism and retain a deep reverence for its leader, the Dalai Lama. For China, this means religious authorities and institutions are rivals to its authority and a threat...
China asserts its right to control one of the fundamental aspects of Tibetan Buddhist belief: reincarnation. There are thousands of reincarnated “lamas” in Tibet and China’s atheist regime claims the right to “approve” them all.

An officially atheistic government acting to essentially suppress religion. I post this not to condemn atheism, but to show how intolerance is behind violence.

To read more:

https://www.freetibet.org/religious-freedom