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This is the same China whose central government, officially an atheist state, claims authority on deciding who the next Dalai Lama will be reincarnated as - ht
by zachb 11y ago
This is the same China whose central government, officially an atheist state, claims authority on deciding who the next Dalai Lama will be reincarnated as -
http://time.com/3743742/dalai-lama-china-reincarnation-tibet-buddhism/ http://time.com/3743742/dalai-lama-china-reincarnation-tibet...
I'd love to hear perspective on this matter from people closer to the source.
- hugh4 11y agoIs China's claim on authority at determining who the next "reincarnation" of the Dalai Lama might be any sillier than anyone else's claim of the same?
- Laforet 11y agoIt is a claim they inherited from the Qing dynasty which legitimizes their territorial claims. The current "reincarnation" process was formalised by the 5th Dalai Lama in agreement with the Manchu Emperor, and its origins are certainly more polotical than theological[0] Of course Your opinion may differ but I it is no more absurd than the President of the Fifth French Republic receiving the title of the Co-Prince of Andorra alongside a Catholic bishop.[1] [0]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalai_Lama#5th_Dalai_Lama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalai_Lama#5th_Dalai_Lama [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Co-Princes_of_Andorra#Gallery_of_current_Co-Princes_of_Andorra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Co-Princes_of_Andorra#...
- est 11y agoThis is simple, Dalai Lama by definition, since the beginning of all Dalai Lamas, is appointed by a central government. Fun fact: The Tibetan monk system is a grand scheme to reduce minority people fertility so ethics population is not a threat to central empire. Search for 黄教 减丁 if you are interested.