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China Says Tibetans Need Permission To Reincarnate

Posted by kdawson on from the now-that's-censorship dept.

michaelcole writes "China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. This article is both hilarious and sad, looking at the lengths to which a government will go to regulate thought through censorship. It also goes into some of the more subtle politics of the current 72-year-old Dalai Lama as he thinks about his political and spiritual successor. The Dalai Lama 'refuses to be reborn in Tibet so long as it's under Chinese control.'"

2 of 553 comments (clear)

  1. Re:It's funny. by nospam007 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In China, the family of someone sentenced to death has to pay for the execution.
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    But the transport to the organ banks is free.

  2. It has to be said... by jcwayne · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In Soviet Russia, government reincarnates you!

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    Failure to follow this advice may result in non-deterministic behavior.