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Larung Gar
![Larung Gar: The World’s Largest Monastery – and Highest Slum Larung Gar: The World’s Largest Monastery – and Highest Slum](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-07-24-2.jpg)
Larung Gar: The World’s Largest Monastery – and Highest Slum
By Shivaji Das
A rare glimpse of life in the Tibetan monastery, now closed to foreign visitors.
![China’s Hidden Crackdown in Tibet China’s Hidden Crackdown in Tibet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-22-6.jpg)
China’s Hidden Crackdown in Tibet
By Kate Saunders
The Chinese state has used the coronavirus pandemic to deepen its advance into the private and devotional lives of Tibetans.
![Why Is China's Government 'Demolishing' a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery? Why Is China's Government 'Demolishing' a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-22106949845_f6765dcee7_z.jpg)
Why Is China's Government 'Demolishing' a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery?
By Charlotte Gao
The Chinese government claims that Larung Gar suffers from overcrowding, fire hazards, and lack of infrastructure.
![China Tears Down the Tibetan City in the Sky China Tears Down the Tibetan City in the Sky](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-img_0588.jpg)
China Tears Down the Tibetan City in the Sky
By Steve Shaw
China is demolishing homes and evicting thousands from Larung Gar, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist institution.
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