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Second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism makes apparent reference to succession of exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama

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[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I thought the Dalai Lama said the he would not reincarnate.

Obviously because he know chinese influence would institute someone who supports Chinese control as the next Dalai lama.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

Different lama.

The Dalai Lama is the boss lama. The Panchen Lama is a second-tier Lama who has come under the control of the Chinese imperialists.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, then Beijing anointed some random to be the next one iirc, and he's not recognized officially. I'm guessing that's this dude.

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

China baaically kidnapped the Pachen Lama. No one has seen him for years. He is either replaced or brainwashed....either way, the Pachen names tha Dalai. So basically China is pucking a Dalai lama that will support China over Tibet.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

You can only reincarnate with a social credit score of 1000 or more.

[–] ytg@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago

Tibetan Buddhism with Chinese characteristics

[–] aarch0x40@piefed.social 138 points 3 days ago

This has been expected since the abduction of the real Panchen Lama

[–] astro@leminal.space 6 points 2 days ago

The catholic church also made a deal so they could continue operating there, they have to acknowledge that the CCP is more important than god.

[–] Bot@sub.community 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

LOL, Physics Law must follow CCP lead next?

[–] viking 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh they are actually fully open to science. Let them govern magic sky daddies, if it pleases them.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

If they thought it would increase the power of the party, they'd go full Lysenko in a nanosecond.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Once again, I'm humbled just when I think the universe can't create a brand new sentence.

[–] aMockTie@piefed.world 67 points 3 days ago (24 children)

Archive link.

This apparently isn't even the "real" Panchen Lama, but is the one chosen by China to replace the one that was kidnapped and was chosen by the Dalai Lama.

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[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 52 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You know it's a fake Panchen Lama because they're saying the next Dalai Lama must adhere to what an atheist government that was responsible for annexing and taking over their land has to say.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Spoiler alert: they're all fake

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

This one is extra fake though, like if Trump/Vance decided to name their own pope. Honestly wouldn't be surprised, now that the idea occurred to me.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Why would the rules of reincarnations be subject to any laws of man? How is it that Beijing could possibly exert control over metaphysical powers? To suggest so, proves the speaker does not believe in reincarnation and should be ignored on the subject, no?

No authority greater than Xi Xing Ping is absolute authoritarianism.

[–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 7 points 2 days ago

The Panchen Lama is a puppet of the CCP.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

The catch that always seems to bring this heavenly process down into the dirt is “identifying” the reincarnated lama. China’s rhetoric, if you look closely, is all about ensuring outside countries don’t interfere in that process. They are trying to assert that only they have the ability to recognize when the reincarnation has taken place, and who it is. Not that they can control who it is.

I know, it’s bullshit. But “people get hung up on bullshit” is a shortened history of human civilization.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

Ah right, the chinese budhism.

[–] Redacted@lemmy.zip 49 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Hes only saying that because he was kidnapped and brainwashed

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[–] devolution@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago

This is incredibly stupid.

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

There's already a law on the books in China giving the state authority over reincarnation. Which sounds insane, but it's specifically within the context of the top monks in the Tibetan branch of Buddhism building their line of succession through "reincarnation". That's why when the Panchen Lama's reincarnation was identified, the Chinese government whisked him and his family away and selected their own.

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So a reincarnation based religious system that spans countless realities, creatures, and millennia is somehow beholden to this reality's 76 year old country led by a dictator? Makes sense.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Only China’s CCP can protect the sanctity of this process from politically motivated interference by devils in Chinese Taiwan and the United States.

You know, or so they’d have you believe.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

That's where you take issue?

[–] brezel@piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago

this is not suspicious at all.

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