Nine monks from the Tongxia monastery in eastern Tibet have been arrested, after they detonated a homemade bomb at a government building in the town of Gyanbe on March 23.

Jamyang Losang Jigme Tubdain Qoigyi Nyima, a living Buddha of the renowned Labrang Lamasery in a Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Gansu province, said the violent activities instigated by separatists had tainted the image of lamas and left people disheartened.

Addressing a recent media tour organized by the State Council Information Office, Jamyang, who is also vice-president of the Tibetan Chapter of the Buddhist Association of China, said the events in Gansu were nothing but blatant examples of separatism and insanity.

Following the March 14 riots in Lhasa, a series of incidents involving assault, vandalism, looting and arson broke out in the counties of Xiahe, Maqu, Luqu and Jone and the city of Hezuo in the Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture.

Ninety-four people were injured in the riots in Gannan, which also caused 230 million yuan ($32.9 million) worth of damage. The injured included 91 police officers, two government officials and one civilian, the local government said.

"The saboteurs' actions showed their true nature to the Tibetan people," Jamyang, who is one of the most revered religious leaders in the country, said.