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Aneros Josh · 08-29-2007, 09:45 AM

Just when I thought I'd seen it all....

By Matthew Philips
Newsweek

Aug. 20-27, 2007 issue - In one of history's more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates the procedures by which one is to reincarnate, is "an important move to institutionalize management of reincarnation." But beyond the irony lies China's true motive: to cut off the influence of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual and political leader, and to quell the region's Buddhist religious establishment more than 50 years after China invaded the small Himalayan country. By barring any Buddhist monk living outside China from seeking reincarnation, the law effectively gives Chinese authorities the power to choose the next Dalai Lama, whose soul, by tradition, is reborn as a new human to continue the work of relieving suffering.

At 72, the Dalai Lama, who has lived in India since 1959, is beginning to plan his succession, saying that he refuses to be reborn in Tibet so long as it's under Chinese control. Assuming he's able to master the feat of controlling his rebirth, as Dalai Lamas supposedly have for the last 600 years, the situation is shaping up in which there could be two Dalai Lamas: one picked by the Chinese government, the other by Buddhist monks. "It will be a very hot issue," says Paul Harrison, a Buddhism scholar at Stanford. "The Dalai Lama has been the prime symbol of unity and national identity in Tibet, and so it's quite likely the battle for his incarnation will be a lot more important than the others."

So where in the world will the next Dalai Lama be born? Harrison and other Buddhism scholars agree that it will likely be from within the 130,000 Tibetan exiles spread throughout India, Europe and North America. With an estimated 8,000 Tibetans living in the United States, could the next Dalai Lama be American-born? "You'll have to ask him," says Harrison. If so, he'll likely be welcomed into a culture that has increasingly embraced reincarnation over the years. According to a 2005 Gallup poll, 20 percent of all U.S. adults believe in reincarnation. Recent surveys by the Barna Group, a Christian research nonprofit, have found that a quarter of U.S. Christians, including 10 percent of all born-again Christians, embrace it as their favored end-of-life view. A non-Tibetan Dalai Lama, experts say, is probably out of the question.

Link to article- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20227400/site/newsweek/

mistergardener · 08-29-2007, 09:50 AM

That is just absurd. Ban somebody for reincarnating. Really. How can they track the person down? LOL! JEEZZZ!!!

jonesonyou · 08-29-2007, 09:52 AM

someone is going to jail.

Fletch XXX · 08-29-2007, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FleshJosh

the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates the procedures by which one is to reincarnate, is "an important move to institutionalize management of reincarnation." But beyond the irony lies China's true motive: to cut off the influence of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual and political leader, and to quell the region's Buddhist religious establishment more than 50 years after China invaded the small Himalayan country.

8charssss

tony286 · 08-29-2007, 10:03 AM

And these people our country does business with scary.

Flynn · 08-29-2007, 10:04 AM

Communists! Be thankful you don't live there.

riabanana · 08-29-2007, 10:06 AM

How can they ban reincarnation?

AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE · 08-29-2007, 10:08 AM

This is going to be awesome.

Buddhists blowing each other up over the real Dalai Lama.

Aneros Josh · 08-29-2007, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by riabanana

How can they ban reincarnation?

That's what I'm wondering

RawAlex · 08-29-2007, 04:07 PM

Yeah, but you guys don't understand the system. If you want to get permission, you just bribe your local "captain" (a private person who snoops on everyone in their neighborhood and reports everything to authorities) and have them suggest that a reincarnation needs to happen. It will cost you something like $20 american to get it done.

Rules are just ways for the local politicos to make thier money.

Ayla_SquareTurtle · 08-29-2007, 04:24 PM

somehow I don't think this is going to work out quite like they're hoping...

CuriousToyBoy · 08-29-2007, 04:24 PM

Communism works well don;t it !

;-)

Argoz · 08-29-2007, 05:07 PM

Fuck China!

Lonely immortal · 08-29-2007, 06:09 PM

What would they do if some one did reincarnate without permission? I'd love to see their reaction

IllTestYourGirls · 08-29-2007, 06:15 PM

reason to jail all Buddhist jesus fucking christ: Who was not reincarnated haha

Oh ya and "Only in America"

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Aneros Josh Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,038	China bans reincarnation without government permission Just when I thought I'd seen it all.... By Matthew Philips Newsweek Aug. 20-27, 2007 issue - In one of history's more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates the procedures by which one is to reincarnate, is "an important move to institutionalize management of reincarnation." But beyond the irony lies China's true motive: to cut off the influence of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual and political leader, and to quell the region's Buddhist religious establishment more than 50 years after China invaded the small Himalayan country. By barring any Buddhist monk living outside China from seeking reincarnation, the law effectively gives Chinese authorities the power to choose the next Dalai Lama, whose soul, by tradition, is reborn as a new human to continue the work of relieving suffering. At 72, the Dalai Lama, who has lived in India since 1959, is beginning to plan his succession, saying that he refuses to be reborn in Tibet so long as it's under Chinese control. Assuming he's able to master the feat of controlling his rebirth, as Dalai Lamas supposedly have for the last 600 years, the situation is shaping up in which there could be two Dalai Lamas: one picked by the Chinese government, the other by Buddhist monks. "It will be a very hot issue," says Paul Harrison, a Buddhism scholar at Stanford. "The Dalai Lama has been the prime symbol of unity and national identity in Tibet, and so it's quite likely the battle for his incarnation will be a lot more important than the others." So where in the world will the next Dalai Lama be born? Harrison and other Buddhism scholars agree that it will likely be from within the 130,000 Tibetan exiles spread throughout India, Europe and North America. With an estimated 8,000 Tibetans living in the United States, could the next Dalai Lama be American-born? "You'll have to ask him," says Harrison. If so, he'll likely be welcomed into a culture that has increasingly embraced reincarnation over the years. According to a 2005 Gallup poll, 20 percent of all U.S. adults believe in reincarnation. Recent surveys by the Barna Group, a Christian research nonprofit, have found that a quarter of U.S. Christians, including 10 percent of all born-again Christians, embrace it as their favored end-of-life view. A non-Tibetan Dalai Lama, experts say, is probably out of the question. Link to article- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20227400/site/newsweek/

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