Chinese Communists to Control Reincarnation!

No Reincarnation without Permission from September 1st

In a move which would be comical if it were not so serious, the Atheist Chinese Communist Party has brought in new rules to apparently "Completely Control" Buddhism in Tibet and keep it under Communist control.The new rules which come into force on September the 1st state that "Lama's are no longer allowed to reincarnate with out first obtaining permission from the communist authorities".

Such permission might be hard to obtain from an atheist official in advance and no doubt what the rules really mean is that all official recognition of a particular incarnation can only be obtained from the communist party.

Obviously the CCP wishes to appoint it's own to every position of authority within Tibetan Buddhism, Just as it has tried to do in the case of the current Panchen Lama, who was abducted 12 years ago at the age of 6 and has not been heard from since.

The Communist Party has already announced that they will select the new Dalai Lama from inside Tibet. However His Holiness has stated on many occasions that his next incarnation will be born outside Tibet , in a free country unless an acceptable resolution to the Tibet Issue has been agreed.

The Web Site of the Chinese Communist Party said on Friday.."If there is any self-claimed Living Buddha without government and religious affairs department approval, this said reincarnation would be illegal and invalid,".

http://www.tibetcustom.com/article.php/20070803133532961