China claims right to select next Dalai Lama.(News)(Brief article)

From: The Christian Century | Date: September 4, 2007 | Copyright information

Against the backdrop of celebrations to mark the countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government has angered religious-freedom activists by attempting to assert greater influence over the choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama.

"The so-called reincarnated living Buddha without government approval is illegal and invalid," Beijing said in a 14-part order purporting to regulate the reincarnation of Tibet's Buddhist leaders.

Tibetan Buddhists beli...

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