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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-01-10 03:10 AM
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Tibetan 'living Buddha' Phurbu Tsering jailed by China
Source: BBC

China has sentenced a Tibetan Buddhist lama to more than eight years in jail for illegal possession of ammunition and embezzlement.

The monk, Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche, denies all charges, his lawyer said.

The man described as a Living Buddha was arrested after nuns at his temple protested against a crackdown on Tibetan Buddhism.

This had followed anti-China riots that erupted in Lhasa in 2008 and spread through the Himalayan region.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8436865.stm
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-01-10 07:55 AM
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1. I see China is still fully engaged in "liberating" Tibet
how very disgusting of them. :grr:
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Lost Jaguar Donating Member (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-01-10 08:03 AM
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2. The Chinese run the frickin' world...
...how long will it be before we are all their serfs?
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-01-10 10:33 AM
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3. Experts say three to four decades before they take our place.
I wish I was kidding.
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marshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-01-10 11:28 AM
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4. Say goodbye to your freedom of religion then
It'll be freedom "from" religion for everyone.
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