Beijing ab Buddhist institutions ko poori tarah apne control mein le raha hai. Purani religious autonomy khatam karke ab sarkari oversight chalegi, jiska maqsad social control aur geopolitics mein power badhana hai.
Chinese government ne apne 'Sinicisation' policy ko tezi se lagu karna shuru kar diya hai. Iska seedha matlab ye hai ki jitne bhi religious institutions hain, wo ab directly state ke administrative control mein honge. Ye pehle ke tareekon se bilkul alag hai, kyunki ab religion ko suppress nahi, balki state infrastructure ka part banaya ja raha hai.
Temples ab State Assets?
Operational level par dekhein toh temples aur religious sites ko tourist attractions ya heritage sites mein badla ja raha hai. Isse do faide hain: ek toh state religion ko apne hisaab se brand kar pa raha hai, aur doosra, ye institutions ab independent power centers nahi rahe. Religious personnel ko ab Communist Party of China ke prati loyalty show karni padti hai, yaani spiritual authority ab political administration ke neeche aa gayi hai.
Tibet aur Panchen Lama ka issue
Ye policy sabse zyada Tibetan region mein notice ki gayi hai. Wahan 'reincarnate lamas' ke liye formal registration process laagu kar diya gaya hai, jisse succession par sarkar ka poora control aa gaya hai. Panchen Lama ka matter iska sabse bada example hai, jahan religious legitimacy aur government sanction ke beech tanav saaf dikhta hai.
Geopolitics ka naya khel
China iska istemal 'heritage diplomacy' ke liye kar raha hai. International level par wo khud ko Buddhist culture ka sabse bada custodian batate hain taaki Asian nations mein influence badha sakein. Lekin domestic level par strict constraints hain taaki koi independent network na ban sake. Jo log regional stability track karte hain, unke liye ye control badhne ka ek bada indicator hai.