China tells living Buddhas to obtain permission before they reincarnate – Times Online:
From The Times
August 4, 2007
China tells living Buddhas to obtain permission before they reincarnate
Jane Macartney in Beijing
Tibet’s living Buddhas have been banned from reincarnation without permission from China’s atheist leaders. The ban is included in new rules intended to assert Beijing’s authority over Tibet’s restive and deeply Buddhist people.
“The so-called reincarnated living Buddha without government approval is illegal and invalid,†according to the order, which comes into effect on September 1.
The 14-part regulation issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs is aimed at limiting the influen