Revival of Tibetan Buddhism in post-Soviet Tuva republic

Revival of Tibetan Buddhism in post-Soviet Tuva republic

The original site of an ancient stone Buddha sculpture in a cave, submerged under water due to the completion of a dam in 1985, appears between spring, when snow covering the cave melts, and early summer when the frozen reservoir completely melts and the water level rises, as seen 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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