China: No reincarnating without a license
Being a living Buddha is not as easy as it used to be. From the Timesonline:
Tibet's living Buddhas have been banned from reincarnation without permission from China's atheist leaders. (read the rest of the story)HT: Andrew N
Labels: Buddha, reincarnation
posted by Tom at 8/04/2007 06:53:00 PM
8 Comments:
I'm more worried about aliens in flying saucers with death rays.
They should become Bapist Buddhists (cf. Anglican Muslim priestess), so they can benefit from the separation of church & state.
I'm more worried about aliens in flying saucers with death rays.
I, for one, welcome our new alien overlords.
So... after you're reincarnated, do you have to re-apply for the license for the next time around?
(I can't take credit for that. I posted this on a bulletin board I frequent, and that was one of the replies). LOL
Well, who goes around comes around.
Sorry, but somebody had to say it.
"I, for one, welcome our new alien overlords."
Ooooo...I hope they're Vulcans!
What is sad is that the Buddhists and the communists are both lost and are grasping at something that will fail them. We should pray for the Christian church in China to continue to flourish.
I Take You Read the Drudge?
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