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Gari nunnery
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Lobsang Wangrno,
Gyaltsen Trinley,
Gyaltssn Wangmo,
Gyaltsen Norbu,
Gyaitseo. Dekyi,
Ngawar.g Do lms.,
Ngawang Youion,
Ngawang Lhakdon.
Ngawang Nyima.
Up to 40 nuns were expelled from Gari nunnery while 10 are in detention.
This nunnery is almost emptv at present.
Chupsang nunnery
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Gyaltsen Tsuitrim,
Phuntstok Kunsang-,
Both nuns mentioned above were expelled from Chupsang nunnery, along with
16 others in December 1989. Over 300 nuns were expelled in 1990, of whom
16 are in detention. This nunnery is currently deserted.
Tsamkhung nunnery
Sixteen nuns were expelled in 1990 and two are in detention.
are awaiting a decision of the authorities.
Seven nuns
Mijungri nunnery
Fifty nuns were expelled in 1990.
According to additional information received, monasteries are run by the
Religious Affairs Department (Lhedun Rughak) and the Monastery Management
Committee (Wu Yon Lhenkhang) whose members are supposed to be elected but are
reportedly designated. Monks are made to serve lay persons when officials of
the Lhedun Rughak reside at the monastery; these officials have in some
monasteries been replaced by police stations (Fai Zhu Sui). Fifty Lhedun
Rughak officials reside at Drepung monastery while members of the armed police
force (Wu Jing) are stationed outside.
Both official and unofficial monks are obliged to attend political
education meetings. It is reported that if they do not come the first time
they are called, the fine is 5 yuan, the second time, 10 yuan and the third
time, 20 yuan. They are expelled from their monasteries if they do not appear
when called for the fourth time.
The pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash, which occurs once every 12 years, had been
disrupted by heavy restrictions of the pilgrims' movements by the
authorities. It is alleged that the authorities had established registration
camps for the pilgrims according to their regions and districts of origin, not
allowing the pilgrims to interact among themselves. Some were even forced to
turn back for lack of a border permit while those admitted underwent intensive
searches.