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Chinese authorities in Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa have sharply cut visiting hours to just three and a half hours for Buddhist devotees at the city’s Jokhang temple, while leaving the temple complex and major pilgrimage site open twice as long for tourists, according to a public notice this week.
Beginning Wednesday, Buddhist worshippers may enter the Jokhang from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., while tourists coming mainly from China may visit from 12:00 noon to 7:30 p.m., the May 17 notice issued by the Tsuglakhang Temple Management group says.
Tsuglakhang is the name of the larger temple and administration complex in Lhasa of which the Jokhang is a part.
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Dharamshala, India Chinese authorities in Lhasa, Tibet s capital, have issued a notice restricting religious practices during the holy fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, which started on May 12, 2021.
Lhasa [Tibet], May 15 (ANI): Tibetans in Lhasa have been instructed to restrict certain religious practices during the holy month called 'Saga Dawa', in what appears to be yet another move by Chinese authorities to curb the religious freedom of the Buddhist population.
Tibetans in Lhasa instructed to restrict religious practice during ‘Saga Dawa’
By Choekyi Lhamo
DHARAMSHALA, May 14: Tibetans in Lhasa have been instructed to restrict certain religious practices during the holy month called ‘Saga Dawa’ in a circular sent by the Lhasa City Buddhist Association on May 9. The Tibetans consider the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar sacred and observe intensive Buddhist practices during the period, which began on Wednesday.
Lobby and activist group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), stated that while the sole reason for the order is premised on the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19, the real aim is to further restrict Tibetans religious freedom. Despite Chinese government’s claim to impose these measures for containing the pandemic, the same government has fallen short of stopping Chinese tourists from visiting Tibet, which continue to pose risks to the people.