Tibetan 'living Buddha' Phurbu Tsering jailed by China

[eppur_se_muova]

Source: BBC

China has sentenced a Tibetan Buddhist lama to more than eight years in jail for illegal possession of ammunition and embezzlement.

The monk, Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche, denies all charges, his lawyer said.

The man described as a Living Buddha was arrested after nuns at his temple protested against a crackdown on Tibetan Buddhism.

This had followed anti-China riots that erupted in Lhasa in 2008 and spread through the Himalayan region.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8436865.stm

[ixion]

1. I see China is still fully engaged in "liberating" Tibet

how very disgusting of them. :grr:

[Lost Jaguar]

2. The Chinese run the frickin' world...

...how long will it be before we are all their serfs?

[onehandle]

3. Experts say three to four decades before they take our place.

I wish I was kidding.

[marshall]

4. Say goodbye to your freedom of religion then

It'll be freedom "from" religion for everyone.