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Chinese Court Postpones Judgment on Tibetan Living Buddha

A Chinese court has unexpectedly delayed the sentencing of living Buddha Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche, arrested March 18 during the 2008 Lhasa riots for possession of illegal weapons and seizing government land, possibly due to international attention on the case. Jane Macartney reports for Times Online: A Chinese court has decided at the last minute to postpone judgment on a Tibetan living Buddha who