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Taipei, March 4 (CNA) An annual march commemorating the 1959 Tibetan uprising, themed around religious reincarnation, autonomy and resistance to transnational repression, will take place in Taipei on Saturday, organizers said Wednesday.
"Autonomy over reincarnation is not merely a religious matter, but lies at the core of Tibetans' freedom of belief and national dignity," said Kelsang Gyaltsen, chairman of the Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, at a news conference outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei.
He said Chinese authorities are trying to control the recognition of the Dalai Lama's reincarnation, not out of respect for Tibetan Buddhism, nor for the Dalai Lama himself, "but because they are unable to truly control the faith and spiritual strength of the Tibetan people."
The Dalai Lama's followers consider him to be the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people and the most prominent figure in Tibetan Buddhism, which holds that high-r...
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