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China on Friday said that any successor to the present Dalai Lama should be approved by it, ruling out recognition to any heir nominated by him or by his followers. The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama and other grand Living Buddhas has been subjected to approval by the central government since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), claimed an official white paper issued by the Chinese government here.
The document has also asserted that Tibet was an inseparable part of China since ancient times. In 1793, after dispelling Gurkha invaders, the Qing government restored order in Tibet and promulgated the Imperially Approved Ordinance for Better Governance of Tibet, improving systems by which the central government-administered Tibet, the white paper titled Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity said.
By 2020, 92 reincarnated Living Buddhas had been identified and approved through traditional religious rituals and historical conventions, said a white paper issued Friday by China s State Council Information Office.
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Last Updated: May 21, 2021, 07:13 PM IST
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China on Friday asserted that any successor to the present Dalai Lama should be approved by it, ruling out recognition to any heir nominated by the India-based Tibetan spiritual leader or by his followers.
China on Friday asserted that any successor to the present Dalai Lama should be approved by it, ruling out recognition to any heir nominated by the India-based Tibetan spiritual leader or by his followers.
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The CCP’s strategy for consolidating control over Tibet centers on “sinicizing” Tibetan Buddhism.
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An exile Tibetan Buddhist nun wearing a face mask as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus walks past a prayer wheel in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.
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