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China warns Tibetans not to post birthday wishes online for exiled Buddhist abbot
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IANS | 05 Aug, 2022
China
has ramped up restrictions ahead of the birthday of a pre-eminent
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, calling on local leaders in two
Tibetan regions to prevent people from posting his photo or well wishes
online, media reports said.
Authorities have threatened
to arrest Tibetans in the Ngaba and Dzoge regions who defy the order by
posting messages on August 8, the 80th birthday of the 11th Kyabje Kirti
Rinpoche (honorific) Lobsang Tenzin Jigme Yeshe Gyamtso Rinpoche, RFA
reported.
Rinpoche is the chief abbot in exile of the Kirti
Monastery, one of the most important and influential monasteries in
Tibet, the report said.
"The government has warned of such
activity by Tibetans, and individuals will be arrested and severely
punished if found defying it," said a Tibetan source inside Tibet who
declined to be identified so as to speak freely.
Chinese
authorities restricted monks from the Taktsang Lhamo Kirti Monastery in
Dzoge county and the Kirti Monastery in Ngaba county, both in Sichuan
province's Ngaba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, from celebrating
Rinpoche's birthday in 2021. The areas are heavily populated with ethnic
Tibetans.
Monks were not allowed to leave their monasteries, and gatherings were not permitted during that time, RFA reported.
"Last
year Tibetans inside Tibet anticipated restrictions and scrutiny from
the Chinese government on celebrating the 80th birthday of the Kriti
Rinpoche, so they held back," said a Tibetan who lives in exile.
"But
this year, Tibetans living in exile and inside Tibet are looking
forward to celebrating Rinpoche's birthday and offering tenshug," the
source said, referring to a long-life prayer offering made to spiritual
teachers.
"But we are seeing restrictions and scrutiny in Ngaba and Dzoge."
The
Kirti Monastery has been the site of the majority of self-immolations
by monks who oppose China's repressive policies in Tibet, RFA reported.
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