JOURNAL ARTICLE

‘Smash Temples, Build Schools’.

  • Published In: Commonweal, 2025, v. 152, n. 8. P. 15 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: HOWARD, THOMAS ALBERT 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on the Communist assault on Buddhism, tracing decades of systematic repression from the Soviet Union to modern-day China and Tibet. Topics include the widespread destruction of temples and monasteries under Marxist-Leninist regimes, the persecution and execution of Buddhist monks and lamas, and the ongoing suppression of Tibetan Buddhism under Chinese rule.

Additional Information

  • Source:Commonweal. 2025/09, Vol. 152, Issue 8, p15
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0010-3330
  • Accession Number:187707695

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