China Restricts Saka Dawa Buddhist Rites For School Children

Phayul.com reported yesterday that Chinese authorities who control the Tibet Autonomous Region have taken steps to restict school children from participating in religious activities during the Buddhist holy month of Saka Dawa. The holy month began on May 17. The Lhasa City Committee told parents of school children that their children would be expelled from school if they visited monasteries were found circumambulating and wearing amulet thread during Saka Dawa. This year, a new law, Measures for the Regulation on Religious Affairs, entered into force in the Tibet region.