(In several Tibetan lineages, revered teachers do not necessarily hold formal monastic ordination, and they therefore may be married and have children.) An exception is the Sakya school’s lineage of married monk-teachers dating back to the 11th century. Tibetan monastics, as a rule, do not marry. Monastics-and less frequently, lay practitioners-also may choose to go on retreat and spend months or years in isolated hermitages or caves. Others, especially in places where there are no abbeys in their lineage, live among lay dharma practitioners, but in principle they are meant to return periodically to a monastery. Many move to monasteries or nunneries to study and practice as part of a sangha, or monastic community. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.What’s the difference between a monk, a nun, a tulku, a rinpoche, and a lama?Ī Tibetan Buddhist who becomes a monk or nun leaves home and takes vows to lead a life of contemplation, meditation, renunciation, and simplicity. This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. China violently put down an uprising in Tibet against Chinese control in 1959.ĭespite Chinese persecution, Tibetans have fought and gave up their lives for independence for many years, UCA News reported. Tibetans were angered by China’s acquisition of their territory because they saw it as an occupation by a foreign power. “We will vigorously take part in opposing the Dalai Lama clique and will remain loyal and devoted to the country (China),” reads the text on the board, according to UCA News.Īnother exiled Tibetan who wished to remain unnamed claimed that as part of their searches, the authorities had been looking through the monks’ prayer manuscripts and books and taking prayer flags from shrines.Ī monk in exile said, “They did not give any sort of warning before conducting these random searchers,” adding, “The monks in these monasteries were summoned for a meeting where they were forced to sign documents renouncing the Dalai Lama and separatism.” The Shartsa monks can be seen registering their names on a board on the wall in a photo that RFA got from Tibet. In the previous year, RFA reported that China has made it mandatory for Tibetans working in official government positions to cut all ties with the Dalai Lama as a condition of employment.Ĭhina considers Dalai Lama, who is living in exile in India for decades, a separatist intending to split the formerly independent region from the control of China, as per UCA News.Ĭhinese forces invaded and annexed Tibet in the 1950s under the pretext that it had always been a part of China.Īccording to the Dalai Lama, he only wants further autonomy for Tibet within China if there is a guarantee that its religion, language, and culture will be preserved. The source, quoted by UCA News, also said, “The monks of Shartsa Monastery are also forced into renouncing ties with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and be a part of anti-Dalai Lama groups.” The exiled Tibetan said, “The authorities search all the residences of the monks and the main shrines in the monasteries.” Starting this month, the Chinese authorities conducted searches of monasteries in Shentsa and Sok counties on the pretext of maintaining security, said a Tibetan living in exile on the condition of anonymity, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported on June 26.
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