In China, the state decides who can come back from the dead

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a prayer ceremony at Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. China’s ruling Communist Party has in recent months been tightening controls on who can call themselves the living rebirth of historical Buddhist holy men. The effort appears to be part of a broad attempt to control what happens after the death of the current Dalai Lama. Ashwini Bhatia Associated Press file.
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