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China Bans Reincarnation
    #13997383 - 02/20/11 07:14 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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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."






:facepalm:


i could see why China wouldn't want another Dalai Lama around though..

Free Tibet ftw



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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: P-O] * 5
    #13997386 - 02/20/11 07:16 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

China can go fuck itself


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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: P-O] * 2
    #13997388 - 02/20/11 07:17 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

:kodama:


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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: P-O] * 2
    #13997391 - 02/20/11 07:18 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

well... china is




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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: caphillkid] * 5
    #13997420 - 02/20/11 07:24 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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caphillkid said:
China can go fuck itself




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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: BothHands] * 4
    #13997442 - 02/20/11 07:28 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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China can go fuck itself







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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: P-O] * 1
    #13997566 - 02/20/11 07:55 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

China is clearly trolling.


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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: CarnivalBarker]
    #13997583 - 02/20/11 07:58 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

:boxxy:


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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: P-O]
    #13997596 - 02/20/11 08:00 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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China can go fuck itself









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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: CarnivalBarker]
    #13997604 - 02/20/11 08:03 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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CarnivalBarker said:
China is clearly trolling.




YOU CAN"T COME BACK TO LIFE! WE MADE IT ILLEGAL.  MUAHAHA


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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: The Vapor]
    #13997614 - 02/20/11 08:05 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

as if anyone is going to actually follow China's "Dalai Lama"

China FTL!


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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: bbl337] * 1
    #13997615 - 02/20/11 08:05 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

This is a great idea. Do you think they pass the person's SSN onto their next life?


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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: P-O]
    #13997690 - 02/20/11 08:16 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

This isn't really a new thing, though I guess they're trying to spread it to everyone, rather than a few specific tulkus.

Read up on the controversy around the 17th karmapa if you're interested.


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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: blewmeanie]
    #13997696 - 02/20/11 08:17 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

true, this is not new, but I think maybe a lot of people don't know about it.


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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: nicechrisman]
    #13997870 - 02/20/11 08:39 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

That monk on the right of the table has some bitchin shades.


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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: 2Cents]
    #13997902 - 02/20/11 08:43 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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2Cents said:
That monk on the right of the table has some bitchin shades.



Dalai Lamas' are pretty classy too. If i was a monk i would totally wear bitchin shades as well. :awesome:


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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: The_Ghost]
    #13997964 - 02/20/11 08:52 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

This looks like it's off of a movie poster.:lol:




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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: blewmeanie]
    #13998013 - 02/20/11 08:56 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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This looks like it's off of a movie poster.:lol:






That dude can totally dodge bullets.


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Re: China Bans Reincarnation [Re: caphillkid]
    #13998056 - 02/20/11 09:03 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

NO IM JESUS!


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