Appointees to fill key roles previously held by senior monastics

End to monastic expulsions in sight

Government spokesman denies reports institute is being demolished

Expulsion of monastic residents suspended

Media reports indicate evictions of monks and nuns continue

State order aims to limit population to 5,000 monastics by October 2017

Museum showcases a collection of more than 500 Buddhist artifacts

Senior government official says China stiffening resolve to control reincarnation

Gyaltsen Norbu calls for controls to ensure peregrine monks follow monastic precepts

His first public appearance outside the mainland