The massive, 5,000-page coronavirus relief bill making its way through Congress strikes a blow at China, according to a report from Newsweek, by including a provision dictating the parameters under which a new Dalai Lama will be recognized if and when the current Dalai Lama passes away.
“Tibetan Buddhism is practiced in many countries including Bhutan, India, Mongolia, Nepal, the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and the United States, yet the Government of the People’s Republic of China has repeatedly insisted on its role in managing the selection of Tibet’s next spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, through actions such as those described in the ‘Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas’ in 2007,” the bill says in provision buried deep in section 300.
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