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A request to all the VTD members from accountant Tenzin Yeshi. Here is an important announcement to all our VTD members that our account number has been changed since the end of the year 2009. Our new VTD Geldinstitut: Kerner Volksbank Kontonummer: 70 454 019 Bankleitzahl: 602 626 93 I would like to request all of you to kindly continue sending your monthly (Daurauftrag) membership fees of 5 euro into this new account. I thank you all in advance for considering this request. Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions about it. I can be reached at 015224047372.

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Statement by the Department of Religion and Culture

Recognising the incarnations of Lamas/Trulkus is a unique Tibetan practice related with Buddhism. It has nothing to do with politics. Using religious figures for political purpose, therefore, goes against religion. On 18 July 2007, the State Administration of Religious Affairs of the People's Republic of ChinaRegulation on Management Measures for the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism by transgressing the bounds of both religion and politics. The heads of the four religious schools of Tibetan Buddhism and the traditional Bon religion as well as the Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration issued a seven-point joint declaration on 2 September 2007, repudiating this regulation. Likewise the Special Meeting of the heads of the four religious schools of Tibetan Buddhism and the traditional Bon religion held on 3 May 2008 passed a resolution, which not only rejected it but also declared that in future no reincarnated Lamas/Trulkus of the Tibetan Buddhist and Bon religions shall be considered as true unless they have the final approval of the heads of the respective religious traditions.

Under the supervision of the Chinese Communist government, the so-called reincarnation of the Gyalrong Dedrug Rinpoche, belonging to Loseling of theDrepung Monastery in Tibet has apparently been recognised on 4 July 2010 through the 'golden urn procedure'. As well as going against religion, this action of the Chinese government is a politically-motivated one. Therefore, as mentioned in the above declaration and the resolution, no Tibetan will ever accept this.

The previous Dedrug Rinpoche was a prominent religious figure who had contributed much to the maintenance and promotion of Tibetan religion and culture. Therefore, his reincarnation should be recognised according to tradition with the consent of the Gaden Throne Holder, the head of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism.

Department of Religion and Culture
Central Tibetan Administration
5 July 2010 issued the