Study on legalization of religious affairs in the process of Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism
The rule of law,as a basic way for the Party to govern the country,provides an important path and fundamental guidance for promoting the Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism in the new era.In De-cember 2021,Xi Jinping pointed out at the National Conference on Religious Work that"we must adhere to the direction of Chinese religion and improve the rule of law in the governance of religious affairs."In July 2024,the"Decision"of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee once again emphasized that"systematically promote the Sinicization of religion in China and strengthen the rule of law in the governance of religious affairs."This argu-ment not only points out the key to the Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism,but also establishes the fundamental principles for the governance of Tibetan Buddhism in the new era,and highlights the status of the rule of law in the Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism.This paper discusses the practical value,important ex-perience and optimization path of legalization of Tibetan Buddhism at the grassroots level,in order to help the process of Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism in the new era.
Tibetan BuddhismSinicization of re-ligionReligious affairsLegalization