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- Title
Lama jailed for 8.5 years.
- Abstract
The article reports that local religious figure Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche was sentenced to a jail term of eight and half years on December 24, 2009 by the intermediate people's court in Dartsedo county in Karze Prefecture, Sichuan, China. It states that Rinpoche was sentenced for illegally invading the government land and possession of weapons. An overview on how Rinpoche was arrested on May 18, 2008 is offered. It mentions that Rinpoche is the fifth incarnation of Burongma, a Buddhist teacher.
- Subjects
SICHUAN Sheng (China); CHINA; PRISON sentences; PHURBU Tsering Rinpoche; WEAPONS
- Publication
Tibetan Review: The Monthly Magazine on all Aspects of Tibet, 2010, Vol 45, Issue 2, p7
- ISSN
0040-6708
- Publication type
Article