December 31, 2009 Tibetan 'living Buddha' Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche jailed by China
Peter Terpstra
China
China has sentenced a revered Tibetan living Buddha to eight-and-a-half
years in jail on charges of illegally occupying government land and
possession of weapons.
The court in the western town of Kangding handed down the conviction more
than eight months after Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche’s trial. It marked the first
time a Tibetan arrested after last year’s riots had been allowed to select
his own defence lawyers.
He had faced a maximum of 15 years in prison on the two charges and it is
possible that the presence of his lawyers persuaded the judges from imposing
an even longer term. The judges may also have been wary of handing down a
lengthier sentence for fear of renewed outbreaks of anti-Chinese unrest
among supporters in the mainly ethnically Tibetan region that is his home.
He commands thousands of disciples in Tibet as well as in other areas of
China.
The court sentenced him to seven years in prison on the charge of illegally
occupying government land and to an additional year for possession of
bullets, Tibetan sources told The Times.
However, his lawyers could not be present for the sentencing since both men
– prominent for their willingness to handle sensitive human rights cases —
were disbarred earlier this year.
Phurbu Rinpoche, a tulku or reincarnation, had been enabled by his ability
to speak Chinese to find legal help.
The monk was arrested on March 28 last year, four days after nuns from two
religious houses over which he presides took to the streets in
demonstrations shortly after deadly rioting erupted in the Tibetan capital,
Lhasa.
A police search of the home of the living Buddha, who presides over several
religious houses and runs an old people’s home, turned up an imitation
pistol and 100 rounds of ammunition that police said could cause severe
injury or even be fatal.
Local officials, unaware that his lawyers had a background in human rights,
had told them when they arrived that the leaders had decided that the living
Buddha must be jailed as an example to prevent other reincarnations from
using their influence to stir up anti-Chinese unrest.
His family said that the court appeared to have failed on charges of
possession of illegal weapons. One relative, who declined to be identified,
said: “It seems they couldn’t make the charge about a gun stand up so they
used the bullets. As for illegally occupying land, this land was given to
the living Buddha himself to build an old people’s home so there is no
question of it being illegal.”
At the time of his trial the court had made no attempt to investigate the
weapons charges, his lawyer said. As for the illegal occupation of public
land, his lawyer argued that the monk had spent 70,000 yuan (£7,000) of his
money to buy the plot on which he built the old people’s home.
His lawyer had said: “The living room of such a venerated monk is a public
place with people coming and going every day. Someone could have put the
weapons there. His wife has said she had never seen them before when
cleaning the house.”
Phurbu Rinpoche is the fifth incarnation of a revered Buddhist teacher,
known by the title of Burongma. He was identified as a reincarnation when he
was seven months old. Now 53, he did not formally become a monk until after
the chaotic ultra-leftist Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976 when all
Tibetan monasteries were closed. By the time he took religious orders he was
already married with two sons.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6971386.ece
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Amnesty International Report 2009 on China:
http://report2009.amnesty.org/en/regions/asia-pacific/china
rst0wxyz
> December 31, 2009 Tibetan 'living Buddha'
What does "living Buddha" means, Peter, the Terpster?
> Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche jailed by China
When he organizes revolt and revolution, of course.
tfkmjk6262
You can not revolt if you rsist imperialsim and invasion.
"rst0wxyz" <rst0...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 6, 4:19 am, Peter Terpstra <pe...@dharma.dyn-o-saur.com> wrote:
> December 31, 2009 Tibetan 'living Buddha'
What does "living Buddha" means, Peter, the Terpster?
> Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche jailed by China
When he organizes revolt and revolution, of course.
>
> China has sentenced a revered Tibetan living Buddha to eight-and-a-half
> years in jail on charges of illegally occupying government land and
> possession of weapons.
>
> The court in the western town of Kangding handed down the conviction more
> than eight months after Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche�s trial. It marked the
> first
> time a Tibetan arrested after last year�s riots had been allowed to select
> his own defence lawyers.
>
> He had faced a maximum of 15 years in prison on the two charges and it is
> possible that the presence of his lawyers persuaded the judges from
> imposing
> an even longer term. The judges may also have been wary of handing down a
> lengthier sentence for fear of renewed outbreaks of anti-Chinese unrest
> among supporters in the mainly ethnically Tibetan region that is his home.
> He commands thousands of disciples in Tibet as well as in other areas of
> China.
>
> The court sentenced him to seven years in prison on the charge of
> illegally
> occupying government land and to an additional year for possession of
> bullets, Tibetan sources told The Times.
>
> However, his lawyers could not be present for the sentencing since both
> men
> � prominent for their willingness to handle sensitive human rights cases �
> were disbarred earlier this year.
>
> Phurbu Rinpoche, a tulku or reincarnation, had been enabled by his ability
> to speak Chinese to find legal help.
>
> The monk was arrested on March 28 last year, four days after nuns from two
> religious houses over which he presides took to the streets in
> demonstrations shortly after deadly rioting erupted in the Tibetan
> capital,
> Lhasa.
>
> A police search of the home of the living Buddha, who presides over
> several
> religious houses and runs an old people�s home, turned up an imitation
> pistol and 100 rounds of ammunition that police said could cause severe
> injury or even be fatal.
>
> Local officials, unaware that his lawyers had a background in human
> rights,
> had told them when they arrived that the leaders had decided that the
> living
> Buddha must be jailed as an example to prevent other reincarnations from
> using their influence to stir up anti-Chinese unrest.
>
> His family said that the court appeared to have failed on charges of
> possession of illegal weapons. One relative, who declined to be
> identified,
> said: �It seems they couldn�t make the charge about a gun stand up so they
> used the bullets. As for illegally occupying land, this land was given to
> the living Buddha himself to build an old people�s home so there is no
> question of it being illegal.�
>
> At the time of his trial the court had made no attempt to investigate the
> weapons charges, his lawyer said. As for the illegal occupation of public
> land, his lawyer argued that the monk had spent 70,000 yuan (�7,000) of
> his
> money to buy the plot on which he built the old people�s home.
>
> His lawyer had said: �The living room of such a venerated monk is a public
> place with people coming and going every day. Someone could have put the
> weapons there. His wife has said she had never seen them before when
> cleaning the house.�
rst9
> He didn'y he merely refused to accept chicom oppression.
But accept oppression and living hell from the Dalai Lama? What non-
sense!!!
>
> You can not revolt if you rsist imperialsim and invasion.
Good luck for him. He, too, may earn the right to rule Tibet if he
lives long enough.
>
> "rst0wxyz" <rst0w...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:c10e1134-6afc-4d71...@35g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 6, 4:19 am, Peter Terpstra <pe...@dharma.dyn-o-saur.com> wrote:
>
> > December 31, 2009 Tibetan 'living Buddha'
>
> What does "living Buddha" means, Peter, the Terpster?
>
> > Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche jailed by China
>
> When he organizes revolt and revolution, of course.
>
>
>
>
>
> > China has sentenced a revered Tibetan living Buddha to eight-and-a-half
> > years in jail on charges of illegally occupying government land and
> > possession of weapons.
>
> > The court in the western town of Kangding handed down the conviction more
> > than eight months after Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche s trial. It marked the
> > first
> > time a Tibetan arrested after last year s riots had been allowed to select
> > his own defence lawyers.
>
> > He had faced a maximum of 15 years in prison on the two charges and it is
> > possible that the presence of his lawyers persuaded the judges from
> > imposing
> > an even longer term. The judges may also have been wary of handing down a
> > lengthier sentence for fear of renewed outbreaks of anti-Chinese unrest
> > among supporters in the mainly ethnically Tibetan region that is his home.
> > He commands thousands of disciples in Tibet as well as in other areas of
> > China.
>
> > The court sentenced him to seven years in prison on the charge of
> > illegally
> > occupying government land and to an additional year for possession of
> > bullets, Tibetan sources told The Times.
>
> > However, his lawyers could not be present for the sentencing since both
> > men
> > prominent for their willingness to handle sensitive human rights cases
> > were disbarred earlier this year.
>
> > Phurbu Rinpoche, a tulku or reincarnation, had been enabled by his ability
> > to speak Chinese to find legal help.
>
> > The monk was arrested on March 28 last year, four days after nuns from two
> > religious houses over which he presides took to the streets in
> > demonstrations shortly after deadly rioting erupted in the Tibetan
> > capital,
> > Lhasa.
>
> > A police search of the home of the living Buddha, who presides over
> > several
> > religious houses and runs an old people s home, turned up an imitation
> > pistol and 100 rounds of ammunition that police said could cause severe
> > injury or even be fatal.
>
> > Local officials, unaware that his lawyers had a background in human
> > rights,
> > had told them when they arrived that the leaders had decided that the
> > living
> > Buddha must be jailed as an example to prevent other reincarnations from
> > using their influence to stir up anti-Chinese unrest.
>
> > His family said that the court appeared to have failed on charges of
> > possession of illegal weapons. One relative, who declined to be
> > identified,
> > said: It seems they couldn t make the charge about a gun stand up so they
> > used the bullets. As for illegally occupying land, this land was given to
> > the living Buddha himself to build an old people s home so there is no
> > question of it being illegal.
>
> > At the time of his trial the court had made no attempt to investigate the
> > weapons charges, his lawyer said. As for the illegal occupation of public
> > land, his lawyer argued that the monk had spent 70,000 yuan ( 7,000) of
> > his
> > money to buy the plot on which he built the old people s home.
>
> > His lawyer had said: The living room of such a venerated monk is a public
> > place with people coming and going every day. Someone could have put the
> > weapons there. His wife has said she had never seen them before when
> > cleaning the house.
>
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in the west also in my Taiwan.
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Peter Terpstra
> What does "living Buddha" means, Peter, the Terpster?
Someone who is beneficial to his people.
>> Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche jailed by China
>
> When he organizes revolt and revolution, of course.
Then yoiu are seriously WRONG informed!
Kind Regards,
Peter