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Yongzheng Emperor
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Religious Policy
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…