http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/world/asia/chinas-tensions-with-dalai-lama-spill-into-the-afterlife.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0
China’s Tensions With Dalai Lama Spill Into the Afterlife
Decision-making power over the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, and over the end or survival of this lineage, resides in the central government of China,” said Mr. Zhu, formerly a deputy head of the United Front Department of the Communist Party, which oversees dealings with religious and other nonparty groups. (..) Mr. Zhu accused the Dalai Lama of trampling on sacred traditions. “In religious terms, this is a betrayal of the succession of Dalai Lamas in Tibetan Buddhism,” he said. (..)
2015-03-17
