In recent statements (http://blog.beliefnet.com/news/2008/12/dalai-lama-talks-of-complete-r.php), the Dalai Lama has strongly implied that he might retire from politics completely. I'm not sure how seriously to take this sort of talk—I tend to think it's more likely that he's sort of testing the waters. However, if it turns out that he really does retire from politics, I … [Read more...] about (Letter from Otto Kerner, Opposing Viewpoint) Dalai Lama to retire from politics?
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(Letter from skylight, Opposing Viewpoint) What has been the result of Dalai Lama’s 30-years of dialogue?
An assessment of thirty years of dialogue by Skylight. For thirty years, Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in Exile has approached the Chinese leadership to resolve the Tibet issue. Since the resumption of dialogue in 2002, there has been seven rounds of meeting and confidence building exercises between Dalai Lama's envoys and the United Front Work Department of the … [Read more...] about (Letter from skylight, Opposing Viewpoint) What has been the result of Dalai Lama’s 30-years of dialogue?
(Letter from Otto Kerner, Opposing Viewpoint) Tibet: A Way Forward?
In the comments to an earlier post related to Tibet, I found it striking that, although by different routes, bianxiangbianqiao and wuming and I have reached roughly the same conclusion, viz that there's no logical reason why Tibet should remain part of China, but, at the same time, it is completely impossible for China to let it become independent, since that would invariably … [Read more...] about (Letter from Otto Kerner, Opposing Viewpoint) Tibet: A Way Forward?
(Letter from Otto Kerner, Opposing Viewpoint) The religious politics of reincarnation
Some of the comments to a recent post show what I believe are misconceptions about the religious politics of the Dalai Lama's putative reincarnations. One commenter writes: Since the next reincarnation of Dalai Lama supposed to be “discovered” by the current Penchan Lama, how can a democratically reincarnated Dalai Lama have any religious legitimacy? … [Read more...] about (Letter from Otto Kerner, Opposing Viewpoint) The religious politics of reincarnation
Dalai Lama offers olive branch. Is he going to visit China this November?
According to New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, Dalai Lama no longer insists on the "meaningful autonomy" of Tibet in the one-country-two-systems model. He will accept communist rule in Tibet. According to Kristof it is imperative for the Chinese authorities to reciprocate. He suggests a possibility for Dalai to visit China in November, for the commemoration of the … [Read more...] about Dalai Lama offers olive branch. Is he going to visit China this November?