International Relations: China's Stance on Dalai Lama's Reincarnation

This essay delves into the intricate relationship between China and the Dalai Lama's reincarnation, examining China's insistence on controlling the process and its motivations behind this stance. It explores the historical context, the Tibetan perspective, and the international implications of this sensitive issue. The essay analyzes the Chinese government's strategies, including its attempts to influence the selection of the next Dalai Lama and the potential impact on Tibetan Buddhism. It also discusses how Western and foreign countries view the situation and the potential future scenarios. The essay highlights the political and religious dimensions of the conflict, emphasizing the implications for Tibet's autonomy and the broader dynamics of international relations.

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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Why China insist that the Dalai Lama system must continue.........................................................2
How China government deal with the issue....................................................................................3
How the Tibetans look at the issue..................................................................................................4
How Western / foreign countries look at the issue..........................................................................5
What will happen next?...................................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
The Dalai Lama has been defined by the Chinese government executives as a “wolf in monk’s
robes,” and a “dangerous splitters’” determined on cutting the Chinese nation. On 13th March, the
Chinese Communist party- connected Global Times kept up the decades-long outbreak on the on
the evacuated Tibetan Spiritual leader, disapproving him as a “double betrayer” who “keeps on
discharging nonsense” while developing “a sly trick” (Goldstein, 1997).
Why China insist that the Dalai Lama system must continue
China insisted for the continuation of Dalai Lama. China will not once give up the factual to take
a decision on the re-embodiment of the Dali Lama was stated by a upper Chinese official
regardless of all the issues and criticisms related to right groups and the Tibetan who were exiled
spiritual leader on such issues and problems. The Dalai Lama and china’s formally atheist
community party have frequently fought for who has concluding right and responsibility on the
problems related to re-creation (Grunfeld, 2015). Tibetans have a terror that china will be using
the issues related to Dalai Lama’s progression to make Tibetan Buddhism apart, with single new
Dalai Lama who was named by exile people and another by the Chinese government after he
died.
The chief administration has hardened its resolution in order to take a wise decision on the re-
creation of “existing Buddhas, just to ensure the victory over the anti-separatist struggle” was
said by Zhu Weiqun, the chairman of the ethnic and religious affairs committee of the upmost
advisory body to the nation’s legislature, which was written in the state-run Global Times. China
again said that the Dalai Lama, who escaped into banishment in the country India after an
unsuccessful rebellion against Chinese rule in the year 1959, is a vicious separatist. The Nobel
Peace laureate refuses adopting violence and stated that he solitary wishes actual independence
for Tibet. Tibetan Buddhism upholds that the soul of an elder lama is rejuvenated in the form of
a kid only when he/she dies. China stated that this tradition and religion must continue and it
should permit another afterward Dalai Lama (Keown, 2013). Nevertheless, the Dalai Lama has
stated that he reflects the heading could easily be ended whenever he expires. Chinese officials,
nevertheless, have worried that the recent Dalai lama do not have any right to restrict the
reincarnation.

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In the clarification, Zhu stated that “has never been purely a religious matter or to do with the
Dalai Lama's individual rights; it is first and foremost an important political matter in Tibet and
an important manifestation of the Chinese central government's sovereignty over Tibet". As the
Dalai Lama is the foremost administrative leader of Tibet, “whoever has the name of Dalai Lama
will control political power in Tibet", Zhu said. He also added on that "For this reason, since
historical times, the central government has never given up, and will never give up, the right to
decide the reincarnation affairs of the Dalai Lama” (Laird, 2007).
How China government deal with the issue
The government of China has stated that Dalai Lama must reincarnate into some other people
that has their authorization. The observations and explanations were taken place at the time of
Dalai Lama’s controversial trip to twang which is known as a border town of India and it has a
tremendous spiritual and political importance to the religious leaders. Later, it was found that the
Kashmir reader reported that China is arguing that they should play a significant part in the
whole course and procedures of reincarnation of Dalai Lama including all the other leaders of
Tibetan Buddhism (Lama, 2012).
Wang Dehus, the co-director of South Asia Studies at Tongji University stated that “The
government of the People's Republic of China has proclaimed the power to approve the naming
of "high" reincarnations in Tibet.” “The central government will definitely support the Dalai
Lama's successor if he or she is selected according to Chinese laws and historical rules.”
The Dalai Lama smash back at the announcements stating: “They say the next Dalai Lama or an
even higher Lama... the China government will find the next one. That is nonsense. Let the
China government first say they believe in rebirth and find the reincarnation of Mao Zedong.”
The Chinese State Administration for Religious Affairs fixed a sequence of regulations to control
and govern the system of reincarnation in the year 2007. As per CTA i.e. Central Tibetan
Government, the change is dependent on the assessment of China that it could not manage and
control over Tibet without legitimizing effect of Dalai Lama over the Tibetan People. By
declaring that they will take a decision into whom the Dalai Lama will reincarnate, China is
arguing that the spiritual source of Tibet and moving it into a great effective political instrument
(White, Sousa & Berniunas, 2014).

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The party wishes to pause for the transitory away of the 14th Dalai Lama and later choose a
pliable beneficiary in order to continue its rule in Tibet was reported by CTA. China has ruled
over Tibet subsequently Communist throngs occupied in the year 1950. The Dalai Lama escaped
into exile in the year 1959 in India after a failed revolution against the rules of Chinese. China
has observed and viewed Dalai Lama as a spine in their side by shouting him as a “wolf in
monk’s clothing’ so it is very probing rotation in which they claimed that he must reappear in
other incarnation.
The Tibetan town of twang was the foremost stop of the Dalai Lama after escaping Lhasa in the
year 1959. It was also home and shelter to the 6th Dalai Lama and the Tibetans are still expecting
that it will be the place of birth of the 15th Dalai Lama, as it will be not under the control of
China (Lopez, 2015).
China is suffering from a slight hesitation that it anticipates to be highly convoluted in the
succession of Dalai Lama by mocking the scenarios and maintaining that all the religious laws
and regulations needs the reincarnation to be born in a region of Tibet below the control of
Chinese. This concludes that the government directed by the violent atheists might be
exasperating to navigate an old spiritual procedure by involving monks to be faithful to Beijing
in order to connect a china permitted beneficiary. The Dalai Lama signs at the view “This is very
possible,” he supposed, totaling no one will be fooled: “One Dalai Lama is official; one Dalai
Lama is Dalai Lama of the Tibetan heart.”
How the Tibetans look at the issue
The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is a political institution. Tsering stated that Tibetans had
previously examined this would surely occur with the additional most elder character in Tibetan
Buddhism, the Panchen Lama. There are recently twofold major rival Panchen. A boy was
documented by the Dalai Lama has turned to be 19years and he is imprisoned in a Chinese
prison.
Predictors said the Dalai Lama’s change is reformed to escape this “replication of deities”. At
very initial stage, a ballot of Tibetan Buddhists would regulate and know whether they must
carry on with the system of Dali Lama or not. If the vote declared yes, the Dalai Lama stated that
he will further be rejuvenated after he dies external China or he will select a new Dalai Lama

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beforehand he expired. There were huge number of examples for such type of events. Initially,
the Dalai Lama declared that one among his teachers smeared his re-creation while he was still
alive (Lopez, 2018).
In receiving for a vote between traditional Tibetan Buddhist Communities from the Himalayas to
Mongolia, the Dalai Lama is stimulating the supremacy of communist governance over more
than tens of millions of individual and thousands of square miles of land inside the region of
China. Additionally, Tibet, the large number of Dalai Lama’s followers are majorly seen in the
shires of Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and Inner Mongolia.
How Western / foreign countries look at the issue
It is even though probable that the Dalai Lama might not be rejuvenated. "Reincarnation in
Tibetan Buddhism is incredibly complicated," was stated by Phunchok Stobdan. He also said that
"Mythology speaks of the next Dalai Lama not returning to earth (Madsen, 2010). There is also a
provision for a regent to rule in place of a Dalai Lama. Other times lamas have foretold the place
and even the family into which they will be born." According to him, China was susceptible to
outside stress and forces in the run up to the Beijing Olympics- the purpose why the Dalai Lama
has been expected by many heads of state than for several years. To the rage of China, the monk
encountered the president of US and German chancellor along with holding discussions with the
heads of Australia, New Zealand, Austria and Canada. The problems broadened and the fear to
split Europe where China will be using its enhancing economic thump in order to appreciate
fellows who deny to come across the Dalai Lama, however, presenting disciplinary movements
in contradiction of “complex” countries that agrees his appointment (McConnell, 2013).
However, Merkel met the leader of Tibet, China has paused the huge number of organized
bilateral discussions with Germany. In comparison, the French president Nicolas Sarkozy has
evaded any mention of the subject matter on the Beijing Appointment, where he has contracted
with billions of dollars which amounted of nuclear and aviation contracts. The attitude of Gordon
Brown’s initial visit to China as a prime Minister is also scheduled very soon. It will change
vividly if he gained empathy for the Dalai Lama before then. The Dalai Lama escaped Tibet in
the year 1959 only after the unsuccessful uprising against long nine years of Chinese communist
Party rule. Since, then confrontation has widened irregularly only be too bottled up with cruel
easiness. Beijing’s willpower in order to switch and manage faith in Tibet keeps on

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undiminished just because Buddhism is so assured with the identity of Tibetan (Mullin &
Shepherd, 2001). Thus, 800 paramilitary police sealed the village of Baiga after the conflict that
took place between Tibetans and most of them are Han Chinese (Schwieger, 2015).
What will happen next?
Robert Walker is following the communist of Buddhist since 35years majorly in Tibetan
traditions and religions. Initially, the recent Dalai Lama has previously resigned the political
power. So, today, he is not considered to be the head of Tibet for the “Government in Exile”. As
for procedures to find out another Dalai Lama only if they wish to continue with it, then usually
they recognize him as a young child (Perry, 2003). Therefore, few years will be quite enough for
any child in order to grow up prior to he is identified and recognized. And- it is possible that it
might be the last and final Dalai Lama- he stated that it all depends on how things take place i.e.
the institution of Dalai Lama might be ended or it might be continued.
When Robert Walker will turn to ninety years old, he will refer the great Lamas of the Tibetan
Buddhist traditions, the Tibetan public, and another anxious individual who monitor Tibetan
Buddhism, and re-examine whether the establishment of the Dalai Lama should carry on or not
(Rinpoche, 2012).
On the basis of the discussion, the decision will be taken. If it will be obvious that the revival of
the Dalai Lama ought to come to an end and there is an urgency for the Fifteenth Dalai Lama to
be acknowledged, roles and answerability for doing such (Tuttle, 2005). Therefore, mainly rest
on the apprehensive officers related to the Dalai Lama’s Gaden phodrang Trust. They must
assess the several heads of the Tibetan Buddhist Traditions and the reliable Oath-bound Dharma
Protectors who are connected inseparably to the ancestry of the Dalai Lamas. They should search
for guidance and path from the linked beings and transfer the policies and procedures of search
and gratitude in contract with the previous religion (Hussain & Bhushan, 2011). He shall leave
sound written agreements about this issue. Keeping in mind that, separately from the rebirth
documented by such legitimate procedures and approaches, no acknowledgement or acceptance
should be given to an applicant selected for political finishes by anyone, which contain those in
the People’s Republic of China.

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So, it is very clear and difficult to observe how the Chinese can legitimately argue that they have
identified a reincarnation of the Dalai Lama in such situation as well. Either the people accept
the fact that people are reborn after their death and similarly Dalai Lama have also the possibility
of taking rebirth. So, it all depends on the circumstances, whether the reincarnation must take
place in any nation or it should not because in order to take such decisions, the acceptance of the
country citizen is also equally important (Famularo, 2012).
Conclusion
Thus, from the above report it can be summarized that The Dalai Lama and china’s formally
atheist community party have frequently fought over who has concluding authority and
responsibility on the problems related to reincarnation. However, the Dalai Lama has stated that
he thinks the title could easily be ended whenever he dies. In addition to this, it can also be stated
that the observations and explanations were taken place at the time of Dalai Lama’s controversial
trip to twang which is known as a border town of India and it has a tremendous spiritual and
political importance to the religious leaders. There is also a establishment for a substitute to
regulation in place of a Dalai Lama. So, it all depends on how things take place i.e. the institution
of Dalai Lama might be ended or it might be continued. “Just the once the Dalai Lama dies, the
entire exile construction is going to be under massive burden,”

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