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
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