Last week China’s Administration for Religious Affairs announced that starting next month it will be illegal for Tibetian monks to reincarnate without the government approval.

Of course, once all the amusement wears off, you can see this for what it is. China’s latest attempt to exterminate Tibetan Buddhism once and for all. The whole leadership structure of the religion is based on monks reincarnating. The Chinese government how has the legal pretext to dictate the next generation of leaders and arrest those chosen by traditional means. With the Dali Lama getting on in years, the legislation is rather timely.

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