Tibetan Buddhism has never faced a greater threat.
Every day the Chinese government furthers its destruction of the religion that stands at the heart of Tibet’s unique culture.
As part of this destruction, China is accelerating an elaborate strategy to co-opt the reincarnation of one of the world’s best-loved and most deeply revered spiritual leaders, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
Evidence reveals the extent of China’s scheme to control the heart of Tibetan religious identity. And not only target the Tibetan people but also the global community as a means to build more influence, and further reshape and undermine the rights of Tibetans. This is a critical moment for Tibet and the survival of its distinct culture.
China is accelerating an elaborate strategy to co-opt the reincarnation of one of the world’s best-loved and most deeply revered spiritual leaders, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Catch this panel of experts breakdown the role of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Tibetan Buddhism, understanding China’s strategy and the way forward.
In a new 30-page report, ‘Tibet, the Dalai Lama, and the Geopolitics of Reincarnation’, researchers found evidence of China’s plans to use the passing of His Holiness as a ‘strategic’ and ‘historic’ opportunity for Beijing to end international support for Tibet.
Two, previously unseen, influential Chinese policy documents reveal an ominous strategy designed to appropriate and control matters at the heart of Tibetan religious identity and target not only the Tibetan people but also the broader international community as a means to “secure authority in Tibet and build influence across the Tibetan Buddhist world.”
A duel of political and religious forces are being mapped out by China and set the stage for an intensifying geopolitical power contest that has largely been overlooked and is linked to Beijing’s elaborate plans to install an imposter Dalai Lama.