覺者；活佛執照；杨继绳

The Economist

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The current Dalai Lama—the 14th—was enthroned on February 22nd 1940. Since then, the Chinese government has tried to formalise control over the process of lama reincarnation. From the archive

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To be a living Buddha in China these days, you need a “living Buddha permit” from the government

From China’s point of view, reincarnation has gone badly wrong in the past

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美国之音中文网新增了 2 張相片。

中国禁止著名记者杨继绳前往哈佛大学领奖。哈佛大学去年12月授予杨继绳“路易斯•莱昂奖”，表彰他的作品《墓碑》“无畏地报道”中国1958-1961年造成3600万人死亡的大饥荒。《墓碑》被认为是迄今为止全面真实叙述大饥荒最权威的著作。

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For some Buddhists, today is Nirvana Day. It celebrates the day in 438BC when the Buddha attained enlightenment upon the death of his physical body