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The government of Nepal has revoked its decision to allow the last rituals to be performed for Shamar Rinpoche, the prominent Buddhist leader who died in Germany last month and was to be cremated at his own monastery, the Shar Minub in Kathmandu. There is speculation that China has put pressure on Nepal to reverse its decision because a representative of the Dalai Lama was to participate in the rituals.
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