Legal regulation of the issues of Buddhist lamas’ reincarnation in the PRC: historical and legal aspects

The article deals with the legal regulation of the issues of Buddhist lamas’ reincarnation in China. We have analyzed the different historical epochs and related legal acts, as well as the main reasons for a particular attention of the Chinese leadership to religious issues. The study of this problem is of special interest as long as it is the case of regulating purely religious issues, which true nature is not completely clear to the present day, but at the same time it has a great influence on the state and public life.