{"id":12651,"date":"2021-07-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/dalai-lamas-birthday-celebrated-in-tibet-several-arrested\/"},"modified":"2021-07-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T22:00:00","slug":"dalai-lamas-birthday-celebrated-in-tibet-several-arrested","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/dalai-lamas-birthday-celebrated-in-tibet-several-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Dalai Lama\u2019s birthday celebrated in Tibet, several arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the Chinese government\u2019s brutal crackdown on support for the Dalai Lama inside Tibet, brave Tibetans celebrated the religious leader\u2019s birthday last week, with several arrested as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most admired people on Earth, turned 86 on 6 July 2021. His birthday met with outpourings of support from enthusiastic followers and world leaders around the globe, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a different story, however, inside Tibet, the historically independent country that China annexed more than 60 years ago after forcing the Dalai Lama into exile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golog Jigme, an escaped Tibetan political prisoner who now lives in Switzerland, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfa.org\/english\/news\/tibet\/birthday-07132021190008.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Free Asia<\/a> that Chinese police arrested two Tibetans in their 40s\u2014a man named Kunchok Tashi and a woman named Dzapo\u2014on \u201csuspicion of being part of a group on social media that shared images and documents, and encouraged the reciting of Tibetan prayers on the birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrests occurred in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture\u2019s Kyaglung town in the Chinese province of Sichuan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jigme said there were another 20 to 30 Tibetans arrested for celebrating His Holiness\u2019 birthday, \u201cbut due to strict restrictions on communications in the region, nothing more is known about their names or where\u201d the arrests took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social media messages<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the obvious risks, some Tibetans celebrated the Dalai Lama\u2019s birthday on social media using Tibetan and Buddhist images symbolizing him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with the images, Tibetans shared messages of support, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWhen I think of the eminent gurus alive, I feel warm in my heart and clear in my eye. Lama, to you I pay homage! We are so lucky! How blessed we are!\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cThe karma from life to life is like a gust of wind, involuntarily dragging me into the earthly world time to time again, but in this life, I have such great blessings that I can coexist with you in the same time and space.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other Tibetans posted prayers, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cYour body white and unblemished,<br>Your crown adorned with the perfect Buddhas,<br>Your eyes of compassion gazing on all beings\u2014<br>Chenrezig (Avalokite\u015bvara), to you I pay homage!<br>O\u1e43 ma\u1e47i padme hu\u1e43!\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cMay Vajra Guru live long and his wish fulfilled,<br>May the Sangha grow and the teaching flourish,<br>May all disciples and benefactors be spiritually rich,<br>May the Buddha Dharma be in the world for long time!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tsering Woeser, a Tibetan writer and activist based in Beijing, also shared several photos on social media of Tibetans celebrating His Holiness\u2019 birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/198.71.233.167\/4vo.170.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pic-5-600x315.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38731\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/198.71.233.167\/4vo.170.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pic-7-496x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38733\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/198.71.233.167\/4vo.170.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pic-8-600x607.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38734\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/198.71.233.167\/4vo.170.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pic-6-386x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38732\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Punished for celebrating<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year is hardly the first time Chinese authorities have punished Tibetans for celebrating the Dalai Lama\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2013, authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/tibetan-monks-shot-as-police-open-fire-on-tibetans-praying-on-dalai-lamas-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shot two Tibetan monks in the head<\/a> and seriously injured several others after opening fire at a crowd that gathered peacefully to celebrate the Dalai Lama\u2019s birthday in eastern Tibet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two years later, authorities arrested nine Tibetans who organized a small picnic in honor of the Dalai Lama\u2019s birthday. The nine Tibetans <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/tibetans-sentenced-to-long-prison-terms-for-involvement-in-dalai-lamas-80th-birthday-celebration\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">received prison sentences of varying lengths<\/a>, with the longest sentence, 14 years, going to a monk named Drugdra, whose release is due sometime shortly before 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These vicious crackdowns are part of China\u2019s ongoing campaign to eliminate any expressions of support for the Dalai Lama in his homeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of these efforts, Chinese authorities have arrested Tibetans for simply <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/elderly-tibetan-and-son-detained-for-listening-to-dalai-lama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">listening to the Dalai Lama\u2019s teachings<\/a> on their phones and even for owning his photograph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the Chinese government\u2019s brutal crackdown on support for the Dalai Lama inside Tibet, brave Tibetans celebrated the religious leader\u2019s birthday last week, with several arrested as a result.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12652,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[691],"news_tag":[673],"class_list":["post-12651","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-news","news_tag-repression"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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