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Appendix 3: List of Expulsion of Monks and Nuns

Number of Known Monks and Nuns Expelled from Religious Institutions in Tibet Recorded in 2000

Monastery/ Nunnery Location Adult Monk Adult Nun Juvenile Monk Juvenile Nun Closure Date expelled
A-Kyong Yarthang Monastery Pema County, Golog "TAP" 60       Closed 13-11-2000
Chamdo Monastery Chamdo County, Chamdo Prefecture 40         Nov. 1998
Dechen Choekhorling Monastery Ngari Prefecture 20         1998
Dozong Monastery Chamdo Prefecture 3         June 1998
Dhungkar Monastery Golog County, Qinghai Province 10         May 1998
Driru Monastery Nagchu Prefecture 48         Spring 1998
Drongnag Monastery Nagchu Prefecture 31         April-May 1998
Lura Monastery Chamdo Prefecture 1         March 1997
Nag Nunnery Tawu County, Sichuan Province   130     Closed May 2000
Nyizong and Dolma Lhakang monasteries Sershul County, Kandze "TAP" 206       Closed Aug. 1998
Pashoe Monastery Chamdo Prefecture 46         1998
Pomda Monastery Pashoe County, Chamdo Prefecture 30   10     Aug. 1997
Potoe Nunnery Lhasa       13   2000
Sanglung Monastery Dzamthang County, Ngaba "TAP" 60         May 1998
Sera Monastery Lhasa City     20     2000
Shugang Monastery Kandze "TAP" 50         1996
Terdhak Nunnery Nyemo County, Lhasa   4       July 1999
Tholey Monastery Qinghai Province 20         2000
Tsuklhakhang (Central Cathedral) Lhasa 30         15-7-2000
Tsurphu Monastery Toelung County, Lhasa 7         Aug. 2000
Wara Monastery Jomda County, Chamdo Prefecture 8         Nov. 1997
Yungdrung Peri Monastery Tengchen County, Chamdo Prefecture 3   12     Sept. 1999
  Total 673 134 42 13 862  


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