. . I don't think politics is involved in the Tibetan vs Chinese Buddhism thing, the people giving these opinions are not Chinese or Tibetans. This argument has been going on among students of religion forever. The majority opinion is they are different enough to be separate forms, even though Chinese Buddhism probably was introduced from Tibet.
Of course, since the opinions we are likely to see are from non-Chinese, if there was political bias, it would be toward separate forms.
If the opinions were official Chinese, it would be to discourage any religion.
Of course, since the opinions we are likely to see are from non-Chinese, if there was political bias, it would be toward separate forms.
If the opinions were official Chinese, it would be to discourage any religion.