China says you can't reincarnate without their permission!

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  1. skip

    skip Founder Administrator

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    I kid you not! China has passed a law requiring all living Buddhas to seek gov't permission BEFORE they reincarnate!

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2194682.ece

    The obvious reason for this is to let China control who becomes the next Dali Lama, and those tulkus under him.

    Of course how they expect to enforce the rule is another story.

    I can just see the chaos and confusion in the Bardos...

    "Sorry, you can't reincarnate cause you don't have your papers in order..."
     
  2. rebelfight420

    rebelfight420 Banned

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    They are going to have many troubles trying to enforce that.
     
  3. Aladdin

    Aladdin Banned

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    Long live the Peoples Republic of China! Death to Tibet!
     
  4. rebelfight420

    rebelfight420 Banned

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    mmm hmm umm no
     
  5. ElChivato

    ElChivato SeNioR MeMBeR

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    wow. that's about the most extreme level of control over peoples' lives that i've ever heard.
     
  6. prismatism

    prismatism loves you

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    boy, life sure is grand.

    my mind is really having a hard time warping around this and trying to understand it.
     
  7. NorthernLytes

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    Thats quite arrogant of them to assume that the next Dali Lama is going to live in china anyway and to control him/her would be useless. Its just anouther way that government is going to try to use an otherwise peaceful religioon to gain its own means. The shame in using someones own spirituality to control thier lives is horrible.
     
  8. prismatism

    prismatism loves you

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    you know what it reminds me of?

    the part in the book the little prince, with the king...

    anyone else see it?
     
  9. lifelovefun

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    Fuck China :)
     
  10. Gaston

    Gaston Loup Garou

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    Uh, oh, I bet they forgot - Stephen Segal is a tulku.

    Now he's going to go to China and kick Hu Jintao's butt.

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  11. Rayan

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    Thas jus stoopid. Trying to control the 'other side' through paperwork!?
     
  12. darrellkitchen

    darrellkitchen Lifetime Supporter

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    Interesting article.


    Either it's true, or it's a satire (the article).

    While they're at it, why not impose sanctions on the appearance of Black Holes in the Universe?!?!?!? They will have the same result and authority as trying to control the appearance of Buddha(s) and/or Bodhisattva(s).

    Besides, there's already a law controlling the appearance of a Buddha ... a Buddha cannot appear while the teaching of a previous Buddha are still present ...

    However, a Bodhisattva can appear at any time, at any place, and more than one ... two ... three ... ad-infinitum ...



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  13. 0817

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    LOL. That's the biggest bullshit I've ever heard.
     
  14. gshdgns

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    The Dalai Lama has said he will not be reborn in any area controlled by the Peoples Republic of China.
     
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