China’s Plan to Reincarnate the Dalai Lama

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[@PolyMatter]

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[@romekuibopuu2417]

I'm sorry but i can't watch it

[@pushparadhakrishnan7343]

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[@pushparadhakrishnan7343]

Can you do a vid on covid-19

[@user-lj5qe2xk4q]

Tibetans look down on tibetans in India and the United States. They refused to become the dalai lama's slave society

[@user-lj5qe2xk4q]

Please come to Tibet and have a look. 99% of tibetans don't care about him except americans you never come to Tibet ？kzbin.info/www/bejne/jafSaYCOo95ojqs

[@arkadeepkundu4729]

Buddhists: *Reincarnates* China: *You got a licence for that?*

[@alcoholicsheep]

India making joke FUNNY

[@TriNguyen-ug1qv]

@Alex Mercer The Mongolian conquered Tibet, then it fell. Tibet was independent until the Manchurian conquered, then it fell. Tibet had become independent from 1912 to 1951 .Mao of China invaded Tibet 1951 .

[@gravnine]

You'll never take me alive!

[@obsidianstatue]

China has stated that they will use the Golden Urn to choose the next dalai lama. the Golden Urn method was devised by Emperor QIanlong in 1792, and was already used to choose the 10th 11th and 12th dalai lama. It's funny how people are wiling to believe a fairy tale just to be anti-China, reincarnation is not real, it's simply a political tool for the theocratic lama class to stay in power in feudal tibet. The selection process for the Pope is much more logical and honest.

[@sinoroman]

caesaropapism with chinese characteristics

[@idib1739]

"Reincarnation must comply with Chinese laws" Never new the CCP had such sense of humour.

[@Legion849]

Your social credit score has decreased by 50 points we will send someone to see you shortly.

[@kugelblitzingularity304]

idk what you mean man, its exactly like saying that the Pope needs to comply with Western laws, its just how being a religious leader in a country works. once you have your pope NOT complying with the Western laws, then you know what happens with your children.

[@user-ri3wj6bf3f]

Dalai lama succession has been following the agreed upon Chinese law for 300 years. The next Dalai Lama should be found by current panchan lama but need the central government approval. Except this time as well as the 13th Dalai Lama succession the ROC and PRC respectively want the more government approval part. Same happened with the last pachan Lana succession.

[@evankurniawan1311]

@@kugelblitzingularity304 but western law doesn't decide that the next pope must be blessed by jesus himself. That is what CCP trying to do with Dalai Lama. How the heck you regulate reincarnation

[@easonhuang7117]

@@evankurniawan1311 That's because the pope doesn't hurt interests of western society.

[@g43654]

Why Jesus has not returned: he forgot to apply for reincarnation.

[@carcinogenicthalidomide3057]

Keeps getting born in China.

[@aidenleung5437]

*RASPUTIN*

[@aa-to6ws]

Ty YT no no, it's okay. Christians in their beliefs know he never reincarnated, as his body had the scars from the crucifix. If he ever returns back will be more complex that a simple new body.

[@smokesleet1340]

Mmmmm. Nah he can stay chilling in heaven. I’m not tryna go to hell right now

[@nitish523]

There's no such thing as reincarnation in Abrahamic religions only in Eastern civilization. Christ is Christ he doesn't reincarnate.

[@britisheastindiacompany6031]

Just imagine an undercover Chinese agent being elected as the Dalai-lama.

[@fitobarcelona7542]

never imagine a traitor acting as a covert puppet of the CIA and other western's secret services

[@m2heavyindustries378]

@@fitobarcelona7542 This comment is APPROVED by the PRC, China numba one!

[@birbies]

@@fitobarcelona7542 *someone mentions China* NPCs: something something westerners reee

[@randomstuff3413]

@@birbies Every time.

[@birbies]

@@randomstuff3413 someone should make a bingo of PRC shill terms, like "western", "imperialist", "whataboutism"

[@KY-dg8gp]

8:45 this is literally how the Avatar was found.

[@skysthelimitvideos]

The writers were probably inspired by the Dali Lama

[@diegoantoniorosariopalomin4977]

@Dayne64 he is so powerful that he ripped off a show from the future

[@dawoeyt9342]

@Dayne64 hope it's a joke. Otherwise it's just plain stupid

[@TorreFernand]

Actually the show only shows us how the Air Nomads identify the Avatar. I'd be willing to guess the Earth and Fire nations might do something similar to China's approach

[@jacklong1844]

And we all know who the fire nation is

[@Gastyz]

So this would be the equivalent of Italy trying to regulate Catholicism, appointing the Pope by the Congress, and so on.

[@jifa17]

Pope above the country? Italy, no more.

[@JewTube001]

Better than the Vatican trying to regulate Italy.

[@freeman10000]

@Alex Mercer I am an atheist myself but as someone who is a lover of freedom and liberty I believe people should be free to practice their faith without the influence from political cults such as Communism and Fascism.

[@godessworshipper4663]

@@freeman10000 You should read history, or observe the middle east. When you loose control, the religious force will try to get their way with politics. Childish.

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

@Alex Mercer *tips fedora*

[@VanessaCamburao]

This video: exists Ozai and Sozin : why TF didn't I think of that before !!??

[@RamdomView]

Because there are obvious physical indicators of whom the Avatar is, while the Lamas are physically ordinary human beings.

[@gregoryvasilyev9675]

In theory DLs can be interrogated and cross-referenced, which they do. But the guys doing this can be coerced

[@KyrieRuwachHosanna]

10:00 "You need to apply for reincarnation." 10:55 "Reincarnation must apply to Chinese laws." I totally LOLed at these parts.

[@levelazn]

If religious people wanna play silly games. We Chinese will indulge the silliness as long as it keeps things moving 😎

[@thevideoclub8562]

@@levelazn Winnie the Pooh

[@levelazn]

@@thevideoclub8562 maga?

[@thevideoclub8562]

@@levelazn pooh = maga = nazi

[@levelazn]

​@@thevideoclub8562 nazi ? did NAzi save thousands of jews during wwii in shanghai? and fight the japanese ?

[@pratikharani3102]

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[@welyum7308]

Just like wendover productions with planes

[@theotherotter]

PaperTronics north korea

[@aaryt]

Simply because USA is no longer relevant

[@saharajat2557]

He did Sweden once I think!

[@jifa17]

lol, solid evidence of propaganda against China. haha

[@ik120099]

I think you forgot to mention about the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, which according to the tradition is the one supposed to be choosing the next Dalai Lama. He was ‘protected’ by the CCP after chosen by the current Dalai Lama in 1989 and has been the youngest political prisoner in the world ever since. That is the reason why the next Dalai Lama may not be found/chosen/legitimate. The CCP may release him as the new ‘leader’ of Tibet after the current Dalai Lama though. After his ‘re-education’, of course. (For more you can look it up on wikipedia)

[@Rodiandrea]

He forgot the most important part...

[@joshuawang8529]

The Panchen Lama is what he called “ the second most important lama” in video. So he have mentioned it

[@sankhamitramondal1657]

from what I've heard, they've assigned their own Panchen Lama

[@day2148]

Yet... the Panchen Lama fought against the Dalai Lama during the 1930 Tibetan Civil War... Assuming those two are the same souls reincarnating... that's got to have started a recent grudge.

[@DZ477]

Day Y. Lol you got the people all wrong and mixed up

[@rowansadasivan403]

10:11 looooool " application for reincarnation to the government for approval " this is a whole new level of oppression.

[@Teag_Brohman15]

to put it simply: the Fire Nation wants to control the reincarnation of the Avatar so that it doesn't arise from the Air Nomads again, but if the Fire Nation appoints a Pro-Fire Nation Avatar, a religious war could spark between the Fire Nation and The Air Nomads.

[@ethanmcfarland8240]

The air nomads dont fight wars tho

[@js4_y567]

hahahaha :D

[@JN-wn1kw]

@@ethanmcfarland8240 no because China raped and killed most of Tibet and its culture. Exactly like the air nation

[@vicfic_]

The similarity is astounding!!!

[@vignesh0208]

Hey I never thought of avatar as an allegory. Thanks.

[@Ditrix88]

PolyMatter's Mandarin pronunciation has improved!

[@Daniel-ht4wr]

He did fuck up the pronunciation of "sichuan"

[@manooxi327]

@@Daniel-ht4wr the Rick and Morty sauce?

[@zhuolixie5922]

To that end it was still confusing for some... I find his pronunciation of “Chen Kuiyuan” particularly difficult to understand...

[@asdfghjkl92213]

zah fares the place in China

[@hdixkowmskwm]

ya ofc it'd improve, the guy only talks about china lmfao not that there's anything wrong with that

[@AmabossReally]

China: We - Polymatter: WRITE THAT DOWN GOD DAMMIT

[@deusexaethera]

Huh?

[@Decordelights__]

Hhhhh this comment is funnnnny

[@SHDUStudios]

Dalai Lama: You can’t regulate the afterlife! China: Hold my beer.

[@spidey5324]

They can regulate anything if they have the will. ^^

[@benjaminhughes2319]

Why didn't you mention the Panchen Lama? It's kinda a huge part of the selection process and very relevant as the Chinese government kidnapped the child the Dalai Lama chose as the 11th Panchen Lama and have chosen their own one.

[@briseboy]

There is the Punchen Drunk, staggering around after boxing matches The And the Drunken Punch, which Jackie Chan popularized in an early movie. And Proof of Reincarnation, Louie Armstrong sung "Hello, Dalai" decades ago. Then there was the 1990s choice Fernando Lama on his motorcycle, a favorite of chix everywhere. And the Japanesew Lama, who since they couldn't pronounce the L, shares identity with India's Rama. Then there is of course, the chociolae-flavored cake, the Rama Lama Ding Dong, popularized in 1950s vocal pop music. Panchen Out right now, bye.

[@coldorder8412]

Dude's the Avatar

[@RamdomView]

Other way around.

[@vEvelugu]

Avatar was inspired from this.

[@paulcox2447]

I know it's if the avatar was actually inspired based on other real-life cultures.. oh wait, it was.

[@WBU18]

Who else thought about “Avatar: The Last Airbender” when hearing about the reinkarnationen of Dalia Lama?

[@idndyzgaming]

ATLA was based on Dalai Lama, so that checks out lol Edit: not fully, but they do take the Dalai Lama as reference

[@sohopedeco]

"But everything changed when the People's Republic of China attacked..."

[@Novenae_CCG]

In fact, some of the characters have their names based on the Dalai Lama. Both Tenzin, and monk Gyatso. The 14th (current) Dalai Lama's name _is_ Tenzin Gyatso.

[@hsein3838]

5aye

[@tenzinkalsang7118]

@@Novenae_CCG Can confirm this fact. No cap!!!! To add, Pema, Tenzin's wife is also another tibetan name.

[@Lyserus]

You forgot to mention that "Legislation on Reincarnation" not something first started by PRC. The previous dynasty Qing also legislated that

[@moldveien1515]

Kind of important to mention that this isnt new by any means, the rulers have been meddeling in this process for a long time. This time it's just more coercive. Chinese emperors usually "helped" when the panchem or dalai lama couldnt do it on their own.

[@briseboy]

Yes! Rulers have struck the hands of Catholic School students since time immemorial. And the Nuns wielding them look so much alike, that they may be older without reincarnation than civlilizations. And Olympians have been medaling (note the spelling, before meddling further with your keyboard) since ancient Grease slipped away.

[@Patrick-tm7fk]

God: Let there be light CCP: approved So there's light...

[@erickli4329]

@刘传 玉皇帝在文化大革命中已被杀死了

[@sarcasm1015]

😂

[@godessworshipper4663]

This is something every atheist Chinese agrees

[@Clarity520]

Atheists rise up!

[@sinoroman]

i would love to read the CCP Bible pharaohs enslaved the jews, with approval from the CCP moses led jews from egypt and split the water, with approval from the CCP romans crucified jesus, with approval from the CCP

[@jg4780]

im impressed by your Chinese pronunciation. better than that plane channel lol

[@jacobsiebe696]

jie gao wendover gone mad

[@cauchyriemann7002]

Damn. 😂😂😂 If that is plane channel, this is China channel.

[@buwaneshram4803]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ekx5120]

'That Plane Channel' :D ♥

[@greatwolf5372]

He makes mistakes deliberately which increases angry comments in comments sections which the KZbin algorithms to recommend the video more.

[@srdjandakulovic6052]

wow the avatar was so good they made him in real life

[@werty21100]

We also have a real life fire nation that wants to take over the world but the question is which country will end up like the air nation

[@tannen3339]

@@werty21100 taiwan

[@awcy6902]

@@tannen3339 lichtenstein

[@sus4644]

@@werty21100 we have quite a few real life firenations.

[@kys6557]

Air nation = tibet

[@Binstone]

As a person who has a nebula account and hardly uses it due to the convenience of youtube, this tibet teaser for a macau main course is genius. I hope your fellow nebulans start doing more, cause youtube is getting worse and worse, and i feel i need prodding to actually move to greener pastures

[@corrat4866]

We all know what will happen, quote:”China was whole again, then it broke again.”, end quote.

[@idndyzgaming]

The empire Long divided must unite Long united must divide *or simply China is whole again, then it broke again*

[@captain_code]

Bill Wurtz needs to make more history videos.

[@masken8355]

@@captain_code last time I checked he was learning 3d stuff to make better videos

[@kugelblitzingularity304]

cmon guys, the CCP is REALLY trying here, at least A for effort? lol

[@day2148]

What every westerner power hopes for. Yet for anyone who actually travels China -- no sign of it happening.

[@mosesracal6758]

God: Jesus, my Son, You will reincarnate on the third day after Your act of salvation from the cross. Jesus: Why on the third day Father? God: Because we have to file an application of reincarnation first....

[@Maya-sv1pz]

Jesus is not reincarnated, he is rejuvenated since it is the same body. Just saying.

[@mosesracal6758]

@@Maya-sv1pz Well the most accurate term would be 'ressurection'. My point is he died and lived again

[@user-rh2pv2kc5g]

we'll that seems true there are millions of gods waiting to reincarnations....so they must have to wait for a while..

[@asdfghjkl92213]

Amy Ee nah same thing

[@xi-themassmurderer5356]

Allah is the only truth

[@sean5039]

3:14 I never noticed how weird camels look from above omg

[@ApoorvaRajBhadani]

We Indians are so close to Tibetans. They have communities all over northern India hope so Tibet is free one day.

[@dan5974]

Yes. Hope India is free from fascism too 🙏

[@yuliusjrt9917]

@@dan5974 based

[@TheArijitBanerjee]

@@dan5974 wut?

[@dan5974]

@@TheArijitBanerjee India has a fascist government which oppresses minorities.

[@doctorgamez2410]

@@dan5974 Lol I’m a Buddhist(minority) in India and perfectly fine

[@Dan-hx6ni]

It would be hilarious if it wasn't so sad

[@user-xb4pu4gr3q]

Hey thanks for commenting that, I was honestly starting to think people thought the whole thing was more funny than anything because of sheer irony

[@ashishjoseph4710]

"When the Fire Nation attacked"

[@ricojes]

Attach what, themselves to the Communist Party?

[@marczhu7473]

you know fire nation was japan ,earth nation china , wind nation is tibet, and inuit is water nation

[@morimori7456]

*attacked

[@putinsgaytwin4272]

Ants Canada

[@millionbuck5497]

@@marczhu7473 keep telling yourself that. Fire Nation is China. China is called Red China for a reason. And since when did Japan attack Tibet? They didn't China did.

[@tonykriss1594]

For those interested: this current reincarnation system was first introduced by Qing dynasty after seeing its troublesome nature during Yuan and Ming time and has been a tool for central government to control tibet since the day it was invented.

[@draugh1r219]

Do you have any book where i can read about that?

[@pbac9570]

It really makes you appreciate the fragility of our generation when you realize that both the dalai lama and the queen of england have been around since before a lot of us were born and still going

[@pbac9570]

​@Richard Higsalih the repetitive nature of this alignment would indicate god does exist and has been trying to fix this over loop

[@kelsang8273]

What a time to read this comment.

[@briseboy]

Heinrich Harrer, a great Austrian Eiger climber of the late 1930s had escaped to Tibet, and was biden to teach the young Dalai. He wrote "Mein Leben am Hofe des Dalai Lama" before queen Lizzie- though she was a better looking reincarnation of Hank VIII's daughter back in 1500s. And Gilgamesh was also born before a lot of us. My brother is so fat that I don't give him a day after the Fall of Burger King, so don't gauge your lifetime as very long, until after that happens.

[@chrsmcfrln]

John Man’s biography of Kublai Khan states that the Yuan Dynasty created the position of Dalai Lama because of the infighting between regional Tibetan Lamas. They wanted one Lama to represent them all. The dates match up, and Dalai is the Mongol word for Ocean, used metaphorically as of the many. If that’s true, then there is a precedent for Chinese governments manipulating the appointment.

[@rejvaik00]

The struggle against Sinocization in Tibet goes back centuries. Basically Tibet is the Poland of Asia, disappearing from the map in 1720, reappearing in 1912 and again disappearing in 1951 In 1720 the Imperial Qing government launched an expedition into Tibet under the pretext of defending it from a common enemy. Tibet was soon annexed afterwards. But Tibet didn't accept Qing rule resulting in a revolt in Lahsa in 1750 which the Qing brutally put down. Tibet struggled with Qing rule off and on until the fall of the Qing. Tibet was able to recover it's national sovereignty with the assistance of the world's strongest military at the time, the British Empire. Who utilized it's geo strategic position as a buffer state. Despite the security guarntee from the British Empire Tibet never became a colony. Likewise it also never achieved de jure status of international recognition instead being able to achieve the de facto status. This would severely limit the Tibetan struggle in the future. After WW2 the UK couldn't continue with its security commitment to Tibet and recalled its troops. Tibet was left without any international recognition but the Chinese were still occupied with their civil war however the Tibetan government knew it was only a matter of time as both the Communists and the KMT claimed Tibet as part of China. Tibet attempted to reach out to both the United Nations and the Chinese government to gain it's legal status as a sovereign territory but the UN was focused on the European rebuilding effort and the establishment of Israel it couldn't focus on the Tibetan cause who in 1946 wasn't a UN member. Tibet then approached the government of China in 1946 but the Chinese civil war had outlasted WW2 was still ongoing so no response was received to grant Tibet it's full legal status. With the victory over the KMT in 1949 Mao and the communist forces moved west to "reclaim" Tibet and 1951 Tibet was returned to its second period of Chinese rule. Tibet has since tried to wither the erosion of Tibetan customs and traditions as best it can.

[@xtensioncordtv1969]

I love how aang is basically just a animated Dali lama *EDIT Dalai lama

[@89844621231]

Then the fire nation attacked

[@taralewis8460]

As a Tibetan American I watched knowing that Aang is the The Dalia lama.

[@Lianzi_Spl]

The whole process feels like the search for the Avatar

[@truogg36]

The Air nomads culture in Avatar is heavily inspired by Tibet.

[@axelstad4662]

When you realize it's the same way the airbenders in the last air bender finds the avatar

[@danielg3857]

They really copied television for their religion smh

[@lando_vandilla]

"a database of officially sanctioned Buddhas"... one must "submit an application for reincarnation to the government for approval"... "reincarnation must comply with Chinese laws"... man, the Chinese government really struggles to grasp some of the fundamental tenets of Buddhism, eh? Either that or they're trying to co-opt it.

[@kly8105]

So would Dio have to apply? he is a vampire and he already re"incarnated" into another man's body outside of China.

[@idtyu]

That's Tibet tradition for over 500 years now, just that it's beneficial to the central government, so they just really like it, 😂

[@user-rh2pv2kc5g]

not only ccp.the son of heaver or past Chinese emperor is like the pope in the west who give legitimacy to regional spiritual leader .

[@asdfghjkl92213]

Kly yo is that a Chinese government reference?

[@jmmendez3468]

This video made me appreciate the Tibetan influences to the Air Nomads in ATLA

[@tomlu6820]

During the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the Dalai Lama had to be recognised by the emperor.

[@tenzinjigme4722]

The map that you are showing is only the Chinese so called "AUTONOMOUS REGION", and it's not the full picture of Tibet. Tibet is much larger than that, it includes Kham and Amdo too(place where the 14th Dalai Lama was born)

[@ZhangtheGreat]

You're referring to Greater or Historical Tibet, which the Tibetan Government-in-Exile lays claim to. Author Patrick French in his book _Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land_ wrote that he found it curious the TGIE would make such a claim given that even from 1913-1951, Tibet exercised no power over the region beyond historical U-Tsang (which is roughly today's Tibet Autonomous Region). Amdo and Kham had basically been under Chinese control since the Qing Dynasty, and even further back than that, Lhasa never really had much control over those regions for extended periods of time.

[@hkwopczk1]

and vast is non-human area.

[@tenzinjigme4722]

@@ZhangtheGreat Tibetan Emperor, Chinese Emperor, and Mongolian Emperor. Asia three most famous Emperor in the early time. King Songtsen Gampo's Queen was came from China. She is only Chinese and no one or nothing else.

[@tenzinjigme4722]

@@ZhangtheGreat During king Songtsen Gampo, He ruled whole Asia, so no doubt of unified Utsang, Kham and Amdo. It got disconnected for a while after king passed away, so that doesn't mean no related between three province region of Tibet.

[@tenzinjigme4722]

@@hkwopczk1 70 percent of Russia are forest and jungle, that doesn't mean those are not Russian territory or part of Russian.

[@bernardli9514]

Your social credit score has been lowered for the following reason(s) :

[@bocbinsgames6745]

he put glory to hong kong at the end of his documentary so his social credit score is -1

[@user-lj5qe2xk4q]

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[@zeccy337]

*Man spits on elevator during coronavirus outbreak *Yeet skeet your social credit is deleted*

[@Volodimar]

Reincarnation without party approval.

[@kly8105]

*Reincarnation without party approval, into a different ethnic group, in order to abuse ethnic group privileges.*

[@michaelhowell2326]

This is great. I'm super interested in the history of the Tibet, the Dalia Lama and the Potola Palace, and I've been begging for someone to cover it. Thank you so much for not cowtowing to the algorithm.

[@user-xb4pu4gr3q]

His title is the Dalai Lama and his winter palace was the Potala Palace. Don't worry compadre, Tibet has always existed, just like any other major culture like China or India. By that very nature, Tibet as a topic will continue to exist.

[@makemoneynow5061]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

Thank you for doing a video on this topic. This is extremely important stuff to even Western Vajrayana Buddhists. His Holiness, and his predecessors have been amazing, important historical figures even outside the tradition. The CCP's stance is, of course, dangerous and oppressive. All awareness on the topic, especially as thorough as this, is positive.

[@ThunderBlastvideo]

THE VIDEO WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FORR!!!!

[@rejoyy]

Sending good vibes to everyone in China and in other countries who are affected by the Corona virus. May you all be immune to any form of sickness and may those who are sick be well again. Peace and love from India

[@zhuolixie5922]

Rejoy Panakkal thank you. Wish you and your country the same.

[@zeccy337]

Thank you my friend. Well wishes and blessing to you and your family as well

[@tobymassoom]

How are things for you now?

[@FatmanQQ]

A leader not judged by its attributes to lead but what objects they pick during infancy. Sounds like a solid plan.

[@trenlay]

Great video, very informative..Thank you

[@Alex.the.humble]

Reincarnation passports... We need you to come back ASAP, Jesus!

[@sebastianelytron8450]

I followed the Dalai Lama on Twitter, but he didn’t follow me back ... He’s very self centered.

[@falcon091480]

Lol

[@Legion849]

Oh well then

[@tsamchoe1638]

Not funny

[@DZ477]

Sebastian Elytron bad joke

[@kcnzimpa3211]

He has no time to wast his time like u🥱🥱🥱😷

[@syjiang]

Legislate reincarnation =) I remember when my mom told me about this and we both had a good chuckle...pinnacle of absurdity especially given they were "suppose" to be atheistic. My grandpa would be turning in his grave. Anything for power I guess.

[@briseboy]

Did you split the chuckle? And where can we purchase one?

[@lisung6092]

But why map of Tibet is shown wrong? Tibet is larger in size than shown in video here.

[@anemu3819]

Those were the borders set by china when it invaded

[@skazka3789]

@@anemu3819 Set by the Republic of China, not the People's Republic of China

[@skepticalplatypus55]

I really like your videos man. They are informative, well-researched and cover a lot of stuff that others don't cover on KZbin. I noticed you're trying to read the way news anchors read. IMHO it sounds monotone, it's distracting and it causes the video to appear boring. I really like they way David Attenborough narrates documentaries and Derek Perkins reads audiobooks (he reads Yuval Noah Harari's books). Just food for thought. Keep up the great work!

[@Swordopolis]

Dalai Lama: *reincarnates* China: Wait, that's illegal

[@bozzomarc]

Random Though - would love an episode on - the rising scarcity of fresh water, your expected impact and even what you'd do to protect yourself from that! Thanks.

[@realhawaii5o]

Wow, I actually knew about this already!

[@alwialhaddad]

Respect to the pronunciation of the Chinese words

[@xi-themassmurderer5356]

Allah hu akbar

[@rawnanle]

you forgot about the penchen lama, a pretty significant figure who identifies the next dalai lama and who is identified himself by the former dalai lama

[@pakmoney9370]

It is interesting how people can have such different views of life while all living together in the same world

[@alpaca6575]

I've only watched the first two mins of this video and I'm so impressed that ur Chinese pronunciation is so good

[@truth.speaker]

2:05 Well done for your hard work on pronunciation. It is respectful to try your best

[@typoded]

what happened to your pronunciation? did you start taking chinese lessons? it's pretty good

[@BurnedLeo]

Your pronunciation of the Chinese words is outstanding 👏👏👏

[@WillJackDo]

I have seen so many polymatter videos that I could smell the sponsor spot before it even started...

[@JohnnyStrides]

Great video but I can't help but be a little disappointed that Taiwan was just glossed over as if China's claim to it might actually be legitimate. At least it wasn't included in the map as a part of China.

[@eugeneng7064]

Depends on how you view it. China's claim is legitimate based on continuity of government and the One China Policy. Otherwise no.

[@JohnnyStrides]

@@eugeneng7064 I don't think there's any "legitimate" claim to be made at all. Taiwan has operated as an independent, sovereign nation since the Japanese gave up the island in 1945. The Qing Dynasty claims over the island (which is not to be confused with modern China) ended in 1895. If China has a claim to Taiwan than it absolutely does not have a claim to Tibet... simply put Taiwan is an independent nation and doesn't need to claim as such because it already is...

[@eugeneng7064]

@@JohnnyStrides The Japanese gave up Taiwan, to which the KMT took in 1945, so they have been ruled from Nanjing for about four years after the war ended. The Taiwanese government also still recognises the One China Policy, therefore by their own admission affirms they are a part of China. So long as that stands, Taiwan to me is a part of China. As for Tibet, the Qing government that held it passed power to the Empire of China which was replaced by the Republic which was replaced by the People's Republic. Therefore continuity of government holds. If that wasn't enough they took it back, which cements it. If you haven't noticed, official standing of the concerned parties and actual control are what I care about. In which case, Taiwan's official stance is that they are a part of China and Tibet has been a part of China since the mid-Qing at the most conservative with a shirt interregnum after 1911.

[@JohnnyStrides]

@@eugeneng7064 Wow, you're brainwashed. Have a nice life sir, I'm done with your misinformation.

[@eugeneng7064]

@@JohnnyStrides What an easy way to dismiss someone you disagree with. Go ahead, point out which bits are fake. I'll provide all the citations (non-Chinese) necessary.

[@papastalin1543]

We are witnessing the death of 900 year old culture

[@agarthalartey6868]

...shisui

[@evilmelez]

@@noritos7648 they marketed it different to the western world

[@SunnySzetoSz2000]

You mean an end of 900 year old slave system? do you know what is human skin drum?

[@unculturedswine5583]

​@@noritos7648 well yes it was awful before but any improvement is obviously just a side effect british colonial rule also had proper improvements, a bit of an unfair comparison yeah, but times have also changed and how bad you can treat colonies have some limits now, and now china is more than excited to be fully on the edge of whats acceptable with it wringing out all its peoples value .

[@iwanttoliveinsoutheastasia2952]

@@noritos7648 >> Oh, great, let's kill and beat up monks and people and force them into our ways. That's actually better 😊

[@13thravenpurple94]

Great work Thank yoooou

[@skipjackjohnson5528]

Everyone gangsta until china walks in with their reincarnate paperwork!

[@himanshusingh-qg2su]

Last time I was this early Dalai Llama was still in India.

[@roberteischen4170]

I'm really curious how they plan to enforce their laws about reincarnation.

[@BhuLotse]

At 03:36,Indus river is confluence along with Zanskar River which is known as Sangam Point.It's located in Leh, Ladakh,India

[@ThaoTran-vs7xf]

To be honest, the process of looking for the new dalai sound SIMILAR to the avatar the last airbender

[@herrdoktorstey1532]

Finally my Nebula subscription pays off :)

[@MayankSingh-qg4zv]

I visited little tibit in Delhi once where I saw posters of Panchen Lama a 11 year old spritiual leader who is kept as a political prisoner by CCP.

[@jackl2257]

Illegal religious leader

[@MayankSingh-qg4zv]

@@jackl2257 yes as it doesn't like by CCP

[@jackl2257]

Mayank Singh yes

[@BoraCM]

The Dalai Lama is sort of like the Doctor, having several incarnations. Anyway, I think that independently finding a new one without china's influence will be difficult, as China controls the entire area. There could possibly be 2 auccessors. A Chinese picked one that is loyal to china, and an internationally picked and recognised one probably based in India or Nepal.

[@goutamighosh-basu8543]

Incredible . Thanks

[@noisyguest5249]

I never knew reincarnation cycle of the Dalai Lama influenced the avatar cycle lol

[@bpcodes9437]

Polymatters social credit score has been lowered.

[@kevinbihari]

Hi there Love your content and it would be the only reason to get a subscription to nebula, but I live in the Netherlands where debit cards are the norm. To get a credidcard would cost me money. Is there a way to incorporate" ideal " payments or "paypal" perhaps?

[@SunGuru86]

Isn't this like when the Fire Nation tried to search for the new Avatar in the Northern Air Temple's to kill it so that the lineage is finished? Anyone who watched The Last Airbender knows this is not gonna work.

[@jaykitty8900]

Hey, great video, but one thing. Wuhan is NOT in Sichuan. Wuhan is a city in Hubei Province

[@sugar1905]

You mispronounced "concentration camp" mate

[@datawasatreacherousandroid6509]

Sugar that is happening in the other minority region, mate.

[@peterchi5606]

Meanwhile American denied concentration for Mexician near Mexico border 🤭🤫. I'm sorry CIA for exposing it 😣

[@sugar1905]

@@peterchi5606 YEP

[@petagonkyi]

Nickle in gadgets is mined from Tibet. The Tibetan population is about 6 million. 3 million Tibetans live in Tibet aka Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Half of the Tibetan population and half of the Tibetan landmass is merged with Chinese province such as Qinghai (where the current Dalai Lama was born), Sichuan, Yunan, Gansu. While TAR was occupied by China in 1950 the ones merged with Chinese provinces were occupied much before 1949.

[@felloutthebushes3024]

I just found out that in this year's Bill (U.S) there is funding to reincarnate the Dali Lama

[@rejvaik00]

The struggle against Sinocization in Tibet goes back centuries. Basically Tibet is the Poland of Asia, disappearing from the map in 1720, reappearing in 1912 and again disappearing in 1951 In 1720 the Imperial Qing government launched an expedition into Tibet under the pretext of defending it from a common enemy. Tibet was soon annexed afterwards. But Tibet didn't accept Qing rule resulting in a revolt in Lahsa in 1750 which the Qing brutally put down. Tibet struggled with Qing rule off and on until the fall of the Qing. Tibet was able to recover it's national sovereignty with the assistance of the world's strongest military at the time, the British Empire. Who utilized it's geo strategic position as a buffer state. Despite the security guarntee from the British Empire Tibet never became a colony. Likewise it also never achieved de jure status of international recognition instead being able to achieve the de facto status. This would severely limit the Tibetan struggle in the future. After WW2 the UK couldn't continue with its security commitment to Tibet and recalled its troops. Tibet was left without any international recognition but the Chinese were still occupied with their civil war however the Tibetan government knew it was only a matter of time as both the Communists and the KMT claimed Tibet as part of China. Tibet attempted to reach out to both the United Nations and the Chinese government to gain it's legal status as a sovereign territory but the UN was focused on the European rebuilding effort and the establishment of Israel it couldn't focus on the Tibetan cause who in 1946 wasn't a UN member. Tibet then approached the government of China in 1946 but the Chinese civil war had outlasted WW2 was still ongoing so no response was received to grant Tibet it's full legal status. With the victory over the KMT in 1949 Mao and the communist forces moved west to "reclaim" Tibet and 1951 Tibet was returned to its second period of Chinese rule. Tibet has since tried to wither the erosion of Tibetan customs and traditions as best it can.

[@pierresihite8854]

This is depressing, reminds me of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Partitions

[@user-xb4pu4gr3q]

I have faith in Tibet as one of the most remarkably loyal civilizations humanity has created. Loyalty to the three jewels of refuge (AKA Buddhism), loyalty to its doctrine of compassion for all sentient beings, and loyalty for its Buddha-King His Holiness the Dalai Lama. They'll find a way. There's nothing but more blood, sweat, and tears for Tibet to re-attain its basic liberties or even acknowledgement of existence, but it will come no doubt.

[@user-xb4pu4gr3q]

@Alex Mercer Please elaborate, you're extremely vague with what you're claiming. When did Tibet become Chinese territory and how? Also, no one said they wanted to be a "poor slave of the Dalai Lama," that's only a strawman you created.

[@Dan-uf2vh]

🤣😂 reincarnation must comply with Chinese laws and regulations

[@shivanshsuhane8788]

Ah. The good ol' fire nation trick.

[@nerfgunpng7552]

Dalai Lama: Oh boy, time to reincarnate! State: _do you have an appointment?_

[@kevinspencer5379]

Wha? I'm in china right now and I have to say you left out some important stuff. Especially the Panchan lama (spelled wrong I think). Around the age of 26 the dalilama choose a young boy as the Panchan lama because they are spiritually connected. Counterparts, so they can know where they are when brought back to life. China might still have the real Panchan alive somewhere. (My info might not be accurate, but this should be really important).

[@aliasrehbar9693]

Thank you. I remembered Dalai Lama have chosen a boy but he was kidnapped by the chinese gov.

[@khageshbansal2400]

Disadvantage of being so early is that i dont get good jokes in comment section.

[@dumbidiot2698]

It's all dipshit comments about avatar the last airbender

[@SiddarthRana]

Fo the record, sequence between 3:32 - 3:47 is not in China, it is in Ladakh, India. I understand that it serves as a visual imagery of Tibetan water sources, but I think it makes sense to point out the factual correctness too!

[@ramenfit5983]

If I remembered right, the current dalai lama is the 14th one. Everyone before him was approved by the qing emperors.

[@Watch-0w1]

Maybe China will go all "avatar The last Airbender"

[@chidaluchukwuneke9078]

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. TAIWAN IS A SEPARATE, DEMOCRATIC STATE WITH NO AFFILIATION TO CHINA. DO YOUR RESEARCH.

[@skirata3144]

098765 Craper No affiliation to the country that’s commonly referred to as China by most humans. I.e. with China op referred to the CCP.

[@abhigyanaman6465]

Well if Taiwan didn't had such a close relationship with US, then maybe China would have left y'all alone. Anyway, good luck

[@KimTaeHwan114]

The structure in thumbnail is Geunjeongjeon Hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace in South Korea. Not China.

[@micinn5]

If Tibet is independent and ruled by Dalailama: your skin gets peeled,skull gets cut and Dalailama makes a drum with your skin and skulls.They use your bones to make flutes and hold a giant party using hundreds of drums and flutes just to memorize their 'God'.

[@LadakhiLyrics]

3:33 this is in Ladakh, India not in Tibet.

[@blacksalena0]

The hre vs the vatican all over again? Also, does the reincarnation involves any trucks?

[@ArkadiBolschek]

Only if you want to be reincarnated in a different world.

[@migmarmigmar1078]

Never ever think about it...