Krytyka edukacji tulku (reinkarnacji) w buddyzmie tybetańskim
Criticism of tulku education (reincarnation) in Tibetan Buddhism

Summary/Abstract: The present article analyses issue of tulku or people regarded as reincarnations of Tibetan masters. It shows meaning of the tulkus in Tibetan Buddhism, and character of traditional education of monks (all tulkus have to be monks during their school years). The main concern of the author is criticism of tulku educational system, both in Tibet and outside it. What was already mentioned by other authors (corruption, violence against young tulkus) in feudal Tibet is reproduced in Tibetan monasteries outside Tibet. Some young tulkus, especially those who have been recognized in the West, do not accept tulku system. Few of them quitted monkhood, and some even rejected Buddhism.

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