The Chinese Ambassador in India, XU Feihong, repeated on Saturday that the Dalai Lama has no power to decide whether the reincarnation system will continue or canceled.
The ambassador referred to the statement of the Dalai Lama that he intends to reincarnate, and after his death paved his way to the successor to get to the cloak that was coming back for 500 years. Tibetan Buddhists believe that the Dalai Lama can choose the body to which he is reincarnated.
This announcement ended the years of speculation that began when it indicated that it could be the last person to hold this role. The Dalai Lama celebrated his 90’s birthday on Sunday.
What did the Chinese ambassador have said
Xu Feihong, who quoted a centuries -old tradition, said that the practice of the live reincarnation of Buddha continued for more than 700 years and that 14. Dalai Lama is part of this long -term tradition.
“The 14th Dalai Lama Has Affirmed That The Institution of the Dalai Lama Will Continue. In Fact, AS and Unique Succession Method of Tibetan Buddhism, The Practice of Living Buddha Reincarnation Has Continumed Over 700 Years. Living Buddhas in Xizang and Tibetan-Inhabited Prefectures/Counties of Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and Province Qinghai, ”said the X report.
“14. The Dalai Lama is part of this long -term historical tradition and religious sequence, not otherwise. Reincarnation Dalai Lamas will not start from him or end.
What is the sequence line?
Dharamshala has been home to the Dalai Lama in exile since 1959 after he fled Tibet as a result of the unsuccessful uprising against the Chinese government. Since then he has maintained Tibet’s aspirations for greater autonomy according to the Government of the Chinese Communist Party and mobilized the Tibetans inside and outside China.
The spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, which wins Nobel Peace, also said that another Dalai Lama should be found and recognized according to past Buddhist traditions, stressing that his office will lead. In the past, his successor would be born in the “Free World” – outside China, as stated by AP.
This week, the Dalai Lama told his followers that the only authority to recognize his reincarnation is his non -profit institution, Gaden Podrang Trust.
China, however, considers the Dalai Lama to be a separatist and insisted that only Beijing has the power to approve his successor. He also says that he will refuse anyone who chose without Beijing’s consent.
According to the news agency, nor, Chinese spokesman Mao Ning on July 2.
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