Reflecting on the past, Zhilai, Tibetan Buddhist monks talk about the changes in Tibet in the past 70 years

　　(70 Years of the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet) Masters of various schools of Tibetan Buddhism talk about the changes in Tibet in the past 70 years

　　China News Service, Lhasa, July 28th, title: Learn from the past, Zhilai, Tibetan Buddhist monks from various schools and talk about the changes in Tibet in the past 70 years

　　China News Agency reporter Jiang Feibo

　　Representatives of the religious circles of the Tibet Autonomous Region held a forum in Lhasa on the 27th to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet.

The eminent monks of various sects of Tibetan Buddhism reviewed the development history of Tibet since the peaceful liberation, and spoke on topics such as safeguarding the unity of the motherland, the policy of benefiting monks in Li Temple, and the protection of temple cultural relics.

　　“The Qiangbalin Temple has always had a fine tradition of patriotism and love for religion. At the time of the Battle of Qamdo in 1950, the 12-year-old Living Buddha Pabala refused to go out temporarily and sent people to contact the PLA to express support for the liberation of Qamdo. The People's Liberation Army sent food, fodder and other materials." said Luo Songjiang Village, a senior monk at Qiangbalin Temple in Changdu.

　　In February 2020, in order to jointly fight the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the monks of Qiangbalin Temple spontaneously donated more than 1.14 million yuan (RMB, the same below) to Wuhan, Hubei.

Luo Songjiang Village said that this shows the demeanor of Tibetans who are patriotic and religious in the new era.

　　The Zizhu Temple in Qamdo is a Bon temple of Yongzhong. The living Buddha Ding Zhenweise said that the most obvious change he felt was the way of Qamdo.

"Qamdo is full of high mountains, rivers and valleys. Before 1951, there were almost no roads for cars to'go'." He said that after the hard work of more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway was completed in 1954.

In 1978, Qamdo Bangda Airport, the world's highest at the time, was completed, and civil aviation routes were opened in 1995.

Now, the Sichuan-Tibet Railway passing through Qamdo has also started construction.

　　"In 2014, Zizhu Temple, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Tsinghua University jointly initiated the project "Chinese Translation and Research of Ancient Xiangxiong Tripitaka". Ding Zhenweise said that after several years of hard work, a large number of Bon religions have been completed. The collation, Chinese translation and research of Kanjuer documents.

He believes that the project is a major measure taken by the state to care and protect the traditional Tibetan religious culture.

　　The senior monk of the Sakya Monastery in Xigaze, Luo Zhuo Jiacuo, said that in recent years, the state has invested hundreds of millions of yuan to repair and protect the ancient buildings, murals, and cultural relics of the Sakya Monastery.

A series of policies for benefiting monks in the temple have improved the infrastructure of the temple, strengthened the implementation of a series of social security measures such as temple public services, medical insurance for monks and nuns, and old-age pensions, creating good conditions for monks and nuns to learn the scriptures and live their lives.

　　The fifth-generation patriarch of the Sakya School, Ba Siba, was born in Sakya, and was the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty in the 13th century.

Lodro Gatso believes that the Sakya Temple is an important testimony of the unification of the motherland and national unity, and he will inherit and carry forward the fine traditions of patriotism, love of religion, and harmony of the great monks of the past generations.

　　Shannan Samye Temple Chisong Wuming Khenpo and Nyingma sect high monk Dawa Tsering said that as a religious figure, he personally feels the economic and cultural prosperity of Tibet today, the all-round progress of the society, the good living environment, and the prosperity and happiness of the people.

　　It is reported that the Samye Temple, which was built in the 8th century AD, is located in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. The buildings in the temple are laid out according to the Buddhist cosmology, and the central Buddhist hall has Tibetan, Han and South Asian styles.

Samye Monastery is the first monastery in Tibet with the three treasures of Buddhism, Dharma and Sangha, and has a lofty status in the Tibetan Buddhist world.

　　According to Dawa Tsering, since 2011, Shannan City has implemented 61 protection and repair projects for religious venues.

Since the implementation of the policy of freedom of religious belief, Shannan City has searched and identified 8 living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism in accordance with laws and regulations.

　　Lobsang Shandan, an eminent monk of Chuguo Temple in the Ngari region, has lived there for nearly 40 years. He said that Ali is the "roof of the world". Nowadays, there is not only an airport, but also a large number of national and provincial trunk lines and rural roads. Not far away anymore.

The 23,000 poor farmers and herdsmen in Ngari have all been lifted out of poverty, and the living conditions of monks and nuns have been unprecedentedly improved.

　　Lobsang Shandan said that today's Tibet has a stable political system, harmonious people, a prosperous industry, a stable situation and national unity.

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