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...like winning an Oscar, but STEVEN SEAGAL has a new line for his resume. The action star has become a Buddhist and has reportedly given money to the Tibetan cause. Now he has earned a title for his efforts--tulku, recognition that he's a reincarnated lama (that's the priest, not the beast). The honor was awarded by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, Supreme Head of the Nyingma lineage and the 11th Throneholder of the Palyul monastery. Not all Buddhists are happy about the award. There are accusations that tulku titles are being sold...
SENTENCED. CHADREL RINPOCHE, 58, high-ranking Tibetan monk accused of leaking information to the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader; to six years in prison; on charges of disclosing state secrets and conspiracy to split China; in Xigaze, Tibet. Chadrel is a casualty of China's determination to assert its authority over Tibet's spiritual life...
...DALAI LAMA Tibetan saviour gets unofficial "Hello, Dalai" from Clinton, boosting his cause and tweaking China...
...Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, was forced to flee to India...
...newly appointed seven-year-old Pachen Lama--the second most important religious figure in the Tibet--disappeared and is feared to have been captured or killed...