Initiative categories: Project Reincarnation

The Institute for Security and Development Policy based in Stockholm, Sweden published a Special Paper entitled The Dalai Lama’s Succession: Strategic Realities of the Tibet Question in May 2023. Jagannath Panda, head of the Stockholm Center for South Asia and Indo-Pacific Affairs; and Eerishka Pankaj, director of New Delhi-based think-tank, the Organization for Research on …

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The 11th Panchen Lama, one of Tibet’s most important religious leaders, turned 34 on April 25, 2023. He was recognized as the 11th Panchen Lama by the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people.  The Chinese government rejected the Dalai Lama’s choice and responded by abducting Gedhun Choekyi Nyima on 17th May 1995. The 11th Panchen …

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Bitter Winter, an online magazine on religious liberty and human rights in China reports that Chinese authorities are planning to replace the 2005 “Regulations for the Establishment, Approval, and Registration of Religious Activity Venues” with the more restrictive 2023 “Administrative Measures for Religious Activity Venues.” The new regulations have been published as a draft for comments by …

Beijing Plans New “Administrative Measures for Religious Activities Venues” Including Making CCP Propaganda Mandatory at All Places of Worship Read More »

March 29, 2023: The Dalai Lama introduced the new head of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia during a teaching to a gathering of 5,000 Buddhists and 600 Mongolians in Dharamsala, India on March 8, 2023. He gestured to a small boy sitting next to him and told the crowd, “we have the reincarnation of Khalkha Jetsun …

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The Japan Buddhist Conference for World Federation (JBCWF), an umbrella organization representing various sects of Japanese Buddhism, released a statement on January 21, 2023 strongly objecting to China’s interference in Tibet’s religious and spiritual matters and supported the right of the Tibetan people to decide the successor of the 14th Dalai Lama. “His Holiness, Dalai …

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a report on State-Controlled Religion and Religious Freedom Violations in China on December 29, 2022.  The report provides an overview of the seven state-controlled national religious organizations—the Buddhist Association of China (BAC), the Chinese Taoist Association (CTA), the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) and Bishops’ Conference …

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The Indian Himalayan Council of the Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT), an important Indian Buddhist organization headquartered in New Delhi and comprised of senior Buddhist leadership representing most Indian Himalayan Buddhist organizations, met in New Delhi on December 20, 2022 and passed an important resolution on the succession of the 14th Dalai Lama. The one-page document …

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The US International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998 requires the President—who has delegated this power to the Secretary of State—to annually review the status of religious freedom in each country and designate the worst offenders and others of concern. IRFA was enacted to elevate religious freedom as a higher priority in U.S. foreign policy. …

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