permission to reincarnate
2007-08-06 15:59:48.724951+00 by Dan Lyke 1 comments
What happens when a culture cedes that the citizens exist for the state, and not vice-versa: China tells living Buddhas to obtain permission before they reincarnate.
Of course, in the Sensible Erection thread, "benjamander" points out that:
Being a bodhisattva used to imply that you only came back to teach others to become enlightened, as a means to end all suffering and dualism.
It's not Chinese red tape that's killing Buddhism, it's Mystic Buddhism that's killing Buddhism.