Karma of the Dragon: The Art of Jack Wise

karma of the dragon: the art of jack wise




title: the path of buddha: tibetan buddhism


Human Rights and Global Responsibility

One million Tibetans have perished during the invasion and occupation by the army of the People's Republic of China since 1950, and the destruction of religious and historic temple and monastery sites began even before the Cultural Revolution. Today, more than a quarter of a million Chinese troops are stationed in Tibet, and the violation of basic human rights, including the oppression of the practices of Buddhism continues.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948 (www.un.org/Overview/rights.html) states in Article 2 that:

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

These human rights have not been respected in Tibet, and the religious and social organization of the Tibetan people has been corroded. Monasteries have been closed and figures like the Dalai Lama forced into exile for reasons of safety.

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