Reincarnation

Gyaltsen Norbu (R), the 11th Panchen Lama, speaks with a delegate ahead of the opening of the third plenary meeting of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 11, 2015.

Chinese Communists to Dalai Lama: You can’t die. You’re immortal.

Belief

The latest Beijing/Tibetan fight is over reincarnation. Though Chinese Communists say the Dalai Lama is an advocate for violent separatism, they were perturbed when the Tibetan Buddhist leader said he might actually die someday.

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