‘Devastating’ Videos Show Jokhang Temple, ‘Heart Of Tibetan Buddhism,’ Consumed By Fire
The Jokhang temple, one of Tibet’s most sacred sites, reportedly caught on fire on Saturday in the city of Lhasa. Dramatic videos shared on social media show the seventh-century temple, dubbed the “ Chinese state news media reported that the fire had been “ on Saturday evening. No injuries or damage to relics has been reported. Observers, however, have expressed concern that China may be suppressing information about the blaze, which occurred a day after Robert Barnett, a London-based expert on contemporary Tibet, told the Guardian that the ...
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