Revival of Tibetan Buddhism in post-Soviet Tuva republic

People visit the original site of an ancient stone Buddha sculpture in a cave in Russia's southern Siberian republic of Tuva on April 19, 2015. About 80 percent of the Tuva population are followers of Tibetan Buddhism, which had been suppressed under Communist rule but is making a strong comeback since the Soviet Union's collapse. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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