From Buddhism-Online:
Four-year-old Goinbo Dungzhi has been enthroned as the seventh Kungtangcang living Buddha and the reincarnation of the sixth who died in 2000, said officials in a Tibetan community of northwest China's Gansu Province on Thursday.There are basically two sets of Tibetan Buddhist Lamas — one loyal to the Dalai Lama, and a parallel one loyal to China.
A grand enthronement was held at the Labrang Lamasery in Xiahe county of the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture on Monday in line with the rituals of Tibetan Buddhism.
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The sixth Kungtangcang Danbawangqu living Buddha, who died aged 75, was enthroned in 1931 when he was six years old. He was a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, and vice president of the Buddhist Association of China.
When the tenth Panchen Lama passed away, the Communist government of China kidnapped the child recognised by the Dalai Lama as the eleventh Panchen Lama, and enthroned its own appointee instead. This is significant because the Panchen Lama is responsible for finding the next incarnation of the Dalai Lama.
By asserting control over the process of selecting the next incarnation of Tibetan Lamas, the Communist government is gradually taking over the Tibetan Buddhist religious hierarchy. The seventh "Kungtangcang living Buddha" will undoubtedly be carefully taught by the Communists to toe the Party line.
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2 comments:
buddha Never wrath, only show the karma, Cause.....etc. therefore your title only show your own ego.
佛是不憤憤不平的
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Actually, the concept of a "wrathful Buddha" is an established one in Vajrayana (Tantric) Buddhist art. See, e.g., "Divine Demonic" by Rob Linrothe and Jeff Watt. The "wrath" of a Buddha or Bodhisattva is symbolic; it represents the indomitable energy and zeal required to overcome negative obstacles on the path of Dharma.
If the phrase "the Wrath of Buddha" bothers you, just mentally substitute "the Sound of One Hand Clapping" in its place.
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