By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 20 May: Months after arbitrary detention of Tibetan spiritual leader and educator Choktrul Dorje Ten Rinpoche, Chinese authorities have tightened restrictions at his monastery in occupied Tibet as Saga Dawa, the holiest month in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar, is underway, having begun on 17 May.

According to reports from other Tibetan exile media outlets, Chinese government security personnel are said to have arrived at Ösel Thegchok Monastery in the early days of the ongoing Saga Dawa period and imposed restrictions barring anyone other than local monks from residing there. Rules have also been put in place prohibiting the sharing or dissemination of any information related to Choktrul Dorje Ten Rinpoche to the outside world. It is stated that anyone found leaking such information will be penalized by the relevant security authorities. 

Sources have further revealed that following the detentio...