From the TimesOnline (via The Drudge Report):
Tibet’s living Buddhas have been banned from reincarnation without permission from China’s atheist leaders. The ban is included in new rules intended to assert Beijing’s authority over Tibet’s restive and deeply Buddhist people. [emphasis added]
“The so-called reincarnated living Buddha without government approval is illegal and invalid,” according to the order, which comes into effect on September 1.
Check out some of the fun comments there, too. As Eugene from Heidelberg says, "Permission to reincarnate, sir!"
I look forward to hearing of further attempts by Beijing to regulate the afterlife.
File under China - Praying Without a License.
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