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Going 'to hell' with the Dalai Lama

It was a straightforward question, and the Dalai Lama had a ready answer. At a packed talk this morning in Tokyo at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan, a journalist asked the Dalai Lama whether and how he would reincarnate... ...full story at Tim Johnson

from Tim Johnson on Mon, Nov 03 2008

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29 Nov 07 visit Recommended Reads: The Dalai Lama, Sino-US relations and China business  »  Shanghaiist Will the Dalai Lama reincarnate before he dies? Calgary Herald: Two Dalai Lamas? Reuters: China condemns Dalai Lama for ideas on succession The Times: Dalai Lama offers his flock a vote on whether he should be reincarnated The Economist: Communists can...
07 Sep 09 visit Dalai Lama causes Taiwan’s tourism industry to lose billions  »  People's Daily On the morning of September 4, the Dalai Lama flew from Taiwan, ending his six-day tour there. When asked by many foreign media agencies whether his visit to Taiwan will affect cross-Straits relations before boarding the aircraft, the Dalai Lama laughed...
04 Nov 08 visit Around the Blogosphere: Chongqing cabbie strike, a 1.9 million phone bill and the Dalai Lama in hell  »  Shanghaiist The Dalai Lama entertains the idea of himself going to hell and of his lineage coming to an end at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan. [China Rises]The WSJ's China Journal tells us of a "rare and violent strike" among cabbies in Chongqing yesterday...
20 Mar 09 visit Signed article urges Dalai Lama to apologize to Chinese FM  »  People's Daily An article published Wednesday under the byline Yiduo asked the Dalai Lama to apologize to Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. The article, titled "The Dalai Lama, You Can Never Get Away from What You Said", said the 14th Dalai Lama had lied...
05 May 08 visit Recommended Reads: Meetings with Dalai Lama envoys, the bus blast and the China Philharmonic's performance for the Pope  »  Shanghaiist Photo from Randy Meetings with Dalai Lama envoys Reuters: China, Dalai Lama aides agreed to talk again Washington Post: Envoys for Dalai Lama, China to meet again Monsters & Critics: China continues anti-Dalai Lama tirade after talks (Roundup) PTI: China...

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