Second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism makes apparent reference to succession of exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama

  • chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    No matter how silly you think someone else’s religion is, you don’t get to dictate what others believe or how they get to believe. China has effectively made a religion functionally extinct with their actions. No matter how you slice it, it’s a loss for humanity.

    • ceoofanarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Did i say any of that I’m far from a china fan but respecting someone’s religion is different than supporting a six year old being turned into a religious figure disallowed a childhood and forced to take lifelong vows of poverty and chastity which is what the Pachen Lama is forced to do.

      • CriticalThought@lemmy.world
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        18 hours ago

        Dunno dude. Six year olds should be chaste. When he’s older he can go and have sex if he doesn’t believe in his religion. Or at least he could have if he wasn’t disappeared as part of a genocide land grab