Before the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1949 and the Red Armys wild destruction of Tibets religious Institutions. almost 25 percent of the Tibetan people chose to lead ascetic and nonviolent lifestyles as Buddhist monks and nuns. Today. monasteries that schooled tens of thousands of Tibetans before 1949. are now limited by the Chinese Government to only a few hundred students. The International Campaign for Tibet recently published a report In which Tibetan refugees speak of Chinas continued. systematic destruction of the Buddhist religion and culture In Tibet. The Chinese Government has destroyed thousands of Tibetan temples and monasteries and to this day. strictly controls the membership. teachings and administration of Tibets few remaining religious institutions. According to Amnesty International and Asia Watch. the expulsion. arrest. torture. and murder of Tibet monks and nuns at the hands of the Chinese Is commonplace.
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