Women wearing Burang clothes are seen in Burang County of Ali, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, July 28, 2020. Burang clothes, decorated with gold, silver, pearls and other jewelry, have a history of over 1,000 years. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan) China’s central government will support and guide the search for the 14th Dalai Lama’s successor, and the … Read more
Osel Hita Torres looks at the camera and smiles. He declares himself an agnostic. He is also a man who has learned to live with the most singular of stories on his back. One that the four-part documentary Osel: A Journey to Infinity, directed by Lucas Figueroa for HBO Max, will attempt to recount. But … Read more
Une réplique de l’urne dorée et des lamelles d’ivoire offertes par l’empereur Qianlong de la dynastie Qing au huitième dalaï-lama est exposée dans un musée de Lhassa, dans la région autonome du Tibet, le 11 août 2014. Photo : cnsphoto Des chercheurs en tibétologie de Chine et d’outre-mer ont partagé des études et discuté des … Read more
A replica of the golden urn and ivory slats donated by Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong to the eighth Dalai Lama are displayed at a museum in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, August 11, 2014. Photo: cnsphoto Tibetology Scholars from China and Overseas Share Studies and Discuss Fixed Religious Rituals and Historical Conventions of the Living Buddha’s … Read more
©Laurene Becquart / AFP Under the influence In a logic of soft power beyond its borders, China is trying to promote Buddhism and would seek to take control of the choice of the next incarnation of the Dalai Lama. Atlantico: How can China, an officially atheist regime, want to decide on the next incarnation of … Read more
“We have nothing more to expect from the representatives of the Dalai Lama in exile, who do not want to hear anything to find a good successor”, entrusted to The cross ten years ago, in Beijing, a high-ranking Chinese diplomat. In a tone of confidence he had continued, murmuring: “Anyway, time is on our side, … Read more
Policy Posted 4 months ago – on 01/11/2022 “Only the reincarnating person has the legitimate authority to determine [les modalités de sa] reincarnation,” the Dalai Lama said in 2011. (Source: 24 hours) Considered a “traitor” to the homeland by the Beijing authorities, the Dalai Lama exiled in India embodies both resistance to Chinese oppression in … Read more