In 1992, during brief rapprochement between Beijing and the Dalai Lama, the two sides agreed on an important reincarnation: the 17th Karmapa Lama, the most prominent incarnate lama of the Kagyu school. 29 There are various contemporary attempts to entwine Christianity and reincarnation. In most, if not all, ancient religions with belief in reincarnation, the soul entering body is seen as metaphysical demotion, sullying and impure rite of passage. The Dalai Lama has received more than 100 honorary conferments and major awards outside of Tibet. This means that sinful speech is the origin of many other sins which are consequently generated. Judaism While ancient Greek philosophers like reincarnation vs. past life Plato and Socrates attempted to prove the existence of reincarnation through philosophical proofs, Jewish mystics who accepted this idea did not. In response to this scenario, Tashi Wangdi, the representative of the 14th Dalai Lama, replied that the Chinese government selection would be meaningless.