Flutterby™! : permission to reincarnate

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.