China Says Tibetans Need Permission To Reincarnate

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.'"

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[geekboy642]

That's okay. Most US Christians will just get that tax back on their April 15th refund...living below the poverty line does have that one benefit.

Doesn't affect us, or anyone really.

[NoPantsJim]

As long as I can practice any zainy superstition I choose here in America, I'll be a happy man.