@book{08e51c6df139438690bf2132b7a26485,
title = "Religious policy and state control in Tibet: Scottish Parliament cross-party group on Tibet, briefing paper 3",
abstract = "Since 1950, the government of the Peoples¿ Republic of China has sought to control the dominant Buddhist religion and its leadership in Tibet as a means to ensure the integration and security of Tibetan regions within China. The age of the present Dalai Lama and the question of a possible future re-incarnation brings these issues to the fore. It is likely that the Chinese government and Tibetan government-in-exile will declare separate candidates for the Dalai Lama's re-incarnation. Such a dispute may precipitate large-scale violent unrest across the Tibetan cultural area with potentially grave human rights implications for those involved.",
author = "Martin Mills and Ronald Scrimgeour",
year = "2010",
language = "English",
series = "Scottish Parliament's Cross-Party Group on Tibet Briefing Papers",
publisher = "Scottish Parliament's Cross Party Group on Tibet",
}