Reincarnated soul boy ( zh, 转世灵童) is a title used in the reincarnation process of
living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism, it is a title for reincarnated practitioners before they formally become
living Buddhas.
The reincarnated soul boy is identified by traditional methods. Generally speaking, there can be one or more candidates. After a
sitting-in-the-bed
Sitting-in-the-bed (Tibetan: ཁྲི་ལ་བཞུགས ''khri la bzhugs'', zh, 坐床, ''zuo chuang'' ) is a major religious ceremony in Tibetan Buddhist temples. It is a necessary ceremony for the reincarnated person to formally succe ...
ceremony is held, title will become living Buddha.
In 1793,
( zh, 钦定藏内善后章程二十九条) was published, it states that to eliminate cheating and corruption in the selection process,
Golden Urn must be used for reincarnated soul boys so one soul boy can be picked to become living Buddha.
In 2007, the
State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5
State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5 (), officially named Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism (), is an order passed during a conference of the State Administration for Religious Affairs on 13 ...
( zh, 国家宗教事务局令第5号) was published by the Central Government. Article 7 states that no group or individual may carry out activities related to searching for and identifying the reincarnated soul boy of the Living Buddha without authorization. Article 8 states that lot-drawing ceremony with
Golden Urn is applicable to those rinpoches, or lamas who were reincarnated previously in history.
Request of exemption is handled by
State Administration for Religious Affairs, for those with great impact, request of exemption is handled by State Council.
See also
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Golden Urn
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The Discourse of Lama
The Discourse of Lama《喇嘛说》is an article written by the Qianlong Emperor in the 57th year of the Qianlong era of the Qing dynasty (1792) to elaborate on the policy (Article One of The 29-Article Ordinance for the More Effective Governing ...
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Tibetan Buddhism
Reincarnation