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1. Yongzheng Emperor

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   The Yongzheng Emperor maintained the Qing policy of controlling Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism), viewing it both as a source of political instability in the Northwest and as a potential drain on state resources due to the high consumption of yak butter by high-ranking lamas for ritual illumination.
   He issued the "Edict on Measured Illumination" (1728), which stipulated that monastery butter lamps could not burn for more than $19.5$ hours consecutively, argui…