India, March 10 -- In Tibet, monasteries are not just spiritual centers but repositories of culture, history, and identity. Yet under Xi Jinping's China, these traditional institutions have become prime targets in an accelerating campaign to enforce ideological conformity. Beijing's ever-tightening grip over Tibetan Buddhism is eroding religious autonomy, reshaping practices to reflect Communist Party orthodoxy, and systematically undermining the faith's once-independent institutions.

In recent years, China's strategy has shifted from mere suppression to active control and reshaping of Tibetan Buddhism. A cornerstone of this strategy is the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) push for the "sinicization" of religion-transforming Tibetan Buddh...