Okay, now that is absurd. China's leaders are officially atheist, so they shouldn't believe in reincarnation. So why do they think they have the right to dictate whether someone reincarnates or not?

Good luck enforcing that one in any case...
L | 08.05.07 - 8:29 pm | #

My friend overheard this in Beijing today: "Now Dalai Lama is getting old. So of course he is thinking about his next life, the next Dalai Lama. He wants to select his next one. Of course he cannot select where he will live. He knows when he passes, maybe without the permission of central government of China, maybe he cannot get re-life"

She took some video of the exchange, as well, which you can see at: http://beijingwideopen.org/2007/08/05/video-from- the-lama-temple/
Nathan | Homepage | 08.06.07 - 4:56 am | #

Thanks for that Nathan!
Arbroath | 08.06.07 - 10:08 am | #