[China’s oppression on religions Part 3/3]
In a similar vein, Buddhist temples are also the target of the CCP government. Located in the eastern province of Shandong, Huaizi Temple, built in 2016 and frequented by worshippers, was demolished by the authorities in May 2019. All the buddhist statues were hauled by people hired by the local government.
Located in the Qingdao city,The Dabei Buddhist Temple (大悲禪寺) was also forced to close, although the temple was built in 1959 and rebuilt in 2011. Just as all of the Buddhist statues have been dismantled, he incense burner was buried underground and the entrance was sealed off. The temple’s abbot and several monks were dismissed.
In another temple located in the sam district, a Buddhist status was destroyed by people sent by the town government. They used iron sledgehammers to cut off the head of the Buddhist statue and smashed the body into pieces.
“Nothing can be done about it. This is nationwide. This is an order given by Xi Jinping,” one believer told Bitter Winter. “Who would dare to disobey? The Communist Party doesn’t let people believe in anything; people are only allowed to believe in Communism. What is the criminal underworld they mention? The Communist Party is the biggest criminal underworld.”
Source:https://bitterwinter.org/buddhist-temples-hit-hard-in-shandong/
#religiousfreedom #oppression #templeinchina
In a similar vein, Buddhist temples are also the target of the CCP government. Located in the eastern province of Shandong, Huaizi Temple, built in 2016 and frequented by worshippers, was demolished by the authorities in May 2019. All the buddhist statues were hauled by people hired by the local government.
Located in the Qingdao city,The Dabei Buddhist Temple (大悲禪寺) was also forced to close, although the temple was built in 1959 and rebuilt in 2011. Just as all of the Buddhist statues have been dismantled, he incense burner was buried underground and the entrance was sealed off. The temple’s abbot and several monks were dismissed.
In another temple located in the sam district, a Buddhist status was destroyed by people sent by the town government. They used iron sledgehammers to cut off the head of the Buddhist statue and smashed the body into pieces.
“Nothing can be done about it. This is nationwide. This is an order given by Xi Jinping,” one believer told Bitter Winter. “Who would dare to disobey? The Communist Party doesn’t let people believe in anything; people are only allowed to believe in Communism. What is the criminal underworld they mention? The Communist Party is the biggest criminal underworld.”
Source:https://bitterwinter.org/buddhist-temples-hit-hard-in-shandong/
#religiousfreedom #oppression #templeinchina