85. Q: Some people claim that the Chinese government does not respect or protect the religious activities of various religious sects in Tibet. Is this true?

A: No. It is the basic policy of the Chinese government to respect and protect freedom of religious belief. According to China's Constitution and laws, all citizens of the People's Republic of China have the freedom to believe or not believe in religion. They enjoy the freedom to follow any religion they choose to believe in, or to follow whatever sect within that religion. Those who had no religion in the past now have the freedom to adopt one, and former believers also have the freedom to renounce.
All religious organizations in Tibet enjoy the freedom to conduct religious activities under the protection of China's Constitution and laws.
Data indicates that the Tibetan Branch of the Buddhist Association of China has established a Tibetan Buddhist Institute, and opened sutra-learning classes in the monasteries of various sects. Every year, the Tibetan Branch recommends a certain number of Living Buddha candidates and monks to the China Advanced Institute of Tibetan Buddhism, for further training in Beijing.
In 1984, the government of Tibet Autonomous Region donated the Lhasa edition of Tibetan Canonical Collection of Buddhist Scriptures to the regional Buddhist Association, and set up its Indian Script Publishing House in Lhasa. It supplies copies of the Tibetan Canonical Collection of Buddhist Scriptures as needed by monasteries in the region and other places throughout China.
In 1985, the Tibetan Branch of the Chinese Buddhist Association initiated the Buddhist Journal in Tibet, published in the Tibetan language. In 1990, the Tibetan Branch finished engraving the Lhasa edition of the Tibetan Dangur Sutra that the 13th Dalai Lama intended to do, but failed.
During 1992, activities such as the search for and verification of the reincarnated sol boy of the 10th Panchen Lama, the drawing of lots from the Golden Urn, and the enthronement ceremony, fully reflected the central government's respect for respect for religion in Tibet. These facts are known the world over.
Personages from local religious circles and delegates from local Buddhist organizations have traveled abroad for academic exchanges and study tours. Meanwhile, the region has received delegations and individuals for visits or pilgrimage purposes from several dozen foreign countries.

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