

It stipulated that the reincarnation of Living Buddhas should not be interfered with or manipulated by any external forces.

In 2007, the Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism were formulated. In 1995, the 11th Panchen Lama was conferred with his title by the central government through this strict religious ritual. Since Xizang's peaceful liberation in 1951, the central government of the People's Republic of China showed its respect by preserving this convention and religious ritual.

Whether it was during the Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China (1912-45) era, the system never changed.

In addition, reincarnations of Living Buddhas must be carried out through the procedure of drawing lots from a golden urn. In 1793, in order to strengthen governance over the local government of Xizang, the Qing government promulgated the Imperially Approved Ordinance for Better Governance of Xizang, clearly stipulating that Xizang's personnel, finance, religion, military, and especially its external relations must be supervised by its Grand Minister Resident. Since then, it has a historical convention that the reincarnations of both the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama must be approved by the central government, providing it with legitimacy. In 1713, the Emperor Kangxi also sent an imperial commissioner to officially confer the title of Panchen Erdeni to the 5th Panchen Lama at the Tashilhunpo Monastery, the residence of the Panchen Lama in Xigatze, Xizang Autonomous Region. This marked the first time that the title of Dalai Lama was granted by the central government. In 1653, when the 5th Dalai Lama came to Beijing, the Emperor Shunzhi officially conferred the title of Dalai Lama on him.
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However, a few days ago, an organization in Japan "warned China not to interfere in Tibetan religious matters, including the selection of high Tibetan lamas." This totally exposes its ignorance of history and China's religious policy.Īccording to the TV series, the reincarnation convention of Living Buddhas in Xizang was established during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), developed in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and improved during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) under the administration of the central government. It emphasized that this religious ritual has been supervised by the Chinese central government and conducted within Chinese territory since the late 13th century.
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That wisdom will bring out the calm and pure in oneself.Ģ.Do not take things unless they are freely givenĤ.Illustration: Hang Dachuan/Global TimesThe just finished TV series Tashilhunpo on China Central Television gave a detailed account of the search for the reincarnations of the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama, who hold equal positions in Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhism surrounds its belief around this so Theĭevelopment of mentality strengths and controls our mind. In development of the mind, it leads to personal freedom. To have good conduct and morality and is basedĢ.Samadhi: Concentration, meditation, mental development Repeatedly and although similar to themselves before, is not completely In reincarnation, the individual is reborn To as reincarnation, which is the idea that people are reborn once they haveĭied, either into a person or thing. The fundamental belief of Buddhism is referred In life there are many differences that may set people apart but in the end we are all human beings, who have the same human body and same human mind in terms of structure. Secondly, the Dalai Lama has a strong faith in social justice and in particular that all humans are the same, no matter what religion, nationality or culture you are, we are one. It is through compassion that happiness can beĪchieved as there is a major link between one’s own happiness and compassion Happiness, the true happiness that can only be found within our mind, if pureĪnd peaceful. That by looking for happiness in materialistic matters, will not bring us true Know that these bad emotions are harmful to our society. That we feel are harmful to us, and once we can recognize this we are able to To seek in being happy we must learn to train the negative emotions and behaviors The purpose of our life and can be achieved through the training of the mind. The Dalai Lama truly believes that happiness is
