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Do Mahameru Pagoda Flowers Only Bloom Every 400 Years?!

Do the Mahameru pagoda flowers in Tibet only bloom once every 400 years?!

Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!

 

Claim : Mahameru Pagoda Flowers Only Bloom Every 400 Years!

People are sharing photos and a video of what they call the Mahameru pagoda flowers, claiming that they only bloom once every 400 years.

Tibet’s unique “Pagoda Flower” is auspicious. This is the Mahameru flower that blooms once every 400 years in the Himalayas.

It’s not a cabbage 🥬 but Tibet’s unique “Pagoda Flower”. I was sent this by a dear friend. It is the auspicious Mahameru flower that blooms once every 400 years in the Himalayas. Apparently lucky to see it and will give you a lifetime of good luck – now thats worth sharing! Have a wonderful evening all. Lots love cxxx 💖💖💖
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#mahameruflower #goodluck #auspicious #beautyinbloom ✨💖💖💖

It is also known as Mahameru flower or Arya flower. It can be found in the Himalayas. Flowers once every 400 years. If we want to see it again, we have to wait another 400 years. Our generation is lucky. So share as much as possible. Let others see it.

這就是“寶塔花”或“瑪哈默魯”,西藏特有的吉祥花。 喜馬拉雅山上的寶塔花每400年盛開一次。 我們這一代人有幸看到寶塔花開。 請分享,讓其他人看到。 祝你後半生好運!.

This is the “pagoda flower” or “Mahameru”, a unique auspicious flower in Tibet. The pagoda flowers in the Himalayas bloom every 400 years. Our generation is fortunate to see the pagoda blossom. Please share it for others to see. Good luck for the rest of your life!

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Truth : Mahameru Pagoda Flowers Do Not Exist!

This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS shared on WhatsApp and social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : Mahameru Flowers Do Not Exist

First, let me just point out that there are no flowers that are called Mahameru.

Fact #2 : Sharing On Social Media Won’t Bring Good Luck

There is no evidence that sharing anything on social media will bring you good luck.

Fake news creators add that bit to get people to spread their misinformation.

Fact #3 : This Is The Sikkim Rhubarb

These are not flowers, but a massive vegetable known as the Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile) that is native to the Himalayas.

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Fact #4 : This Is The Foxtail Lily

This video which claims to show the blooming of the Mahemeru pagoda flower is really a video of the foxtail lily plant (Eremurus stenophyllus)

Foxtail lilies do not bloom only once in 400 years. They actually bloom for about three weeks every year, in June or July.

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Fact #5 : This Is The Saguaro Flower

These are not photos of the Mahameru pagoda flower. Rather, they are photos of flowers from a cactus called Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) – the state wildflower of Arizona.

The saguaro cactus is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state or Sonora, and the Whipple Mountains and Imperial County areas of California.

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Fact #6 : Pagoda Flower Exists

The pagoda flower exists, and has the scientific name of Clerodendrum paniculatum. However, it looks nothing like the three or four different flowers that people are claiming is the Mahameru pagoda flower.

The pagoda flower (Clerodendrum paniculatum)  is not native to the Himalayas, but can be found all over tropical Asia, including southern China, Taiwan, Borneo, Sumatra, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and even in Central America.

The real pagoda flower do not bloom once every 400 years, but throughout most of every year! And when it blooms, its flowers last for several weeks.

Below is a comparison I made of the real pagoda flower, with three of the most common “fake” pagoda flowers that people keep sharing on WhatsApp and social media platforms. As you can see – they look nothing alike!

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Fact #7 : No Flower Takes 400 Years To Bloom

There are plants that take years before flowering, but there is no flower that only blooms once every 400 years.

  • The corpse flower (Amorphophallus Titanium) takes about 5 to 10 years of vegetative growth before it blooms.
  • The sheep-eating plant (Puya chilensis) can take 15-20 years to flower.
  • The Madagascar palm (Tahina spectabilis) takes about 30-50 years to flower.
  • The American aloe (Agave americana) can take 10-30 years to flower, just before dying.
  • The Queen of the Andes (Puya raimondii) also flowers at the end of its life, after approximately 80 years.
  • The bamboo Melocanna baciffera flowers every 48 years
  • The Taliport palm (Corypha umbraculifera) lives up to 60 years, and flowers just before dying.

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Did CIA Call Dalai Lama A Corrupt, Decadent Dictatorship?

Did the CIA admit that Tibetans wanted Communist liberation, because the Dalai Lama government was a corrupt and decadent dictatorship?

Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the FACTS really are!

 

Claim : CIA Admits Dalai Lama Runs Corrupt, Decadent Dictatorship!

Pro-China activists and Sinophiles have been sharing a screenshot of the 1948 CIA cable on Tibet, as evidence that the CIA knew that the Tibetan people wanted Communist liberation because the Dalai Lama government was a corrupt and decadent dictatorship.

CIA Cables (1948): The Dalai Lama government was an absolute dictatorship and “one of the most corrupt and decadent to be found in the world today”, 90% of Tibetans wanted Communist liberation, only the 10% of wealthy landowners would be pro-US.

 

Truth : CIA Did Not Call Dalai Lama Government Corrupt, Decadent Dictatorship!

The truth is – this is yet another example of Chinese propaganda, to justify their annexation of Tibet. Here are the facts…

Fact #1 : It’s A 2-Page CIA Cable

First, it is important to note that this is actually a 2-page CIA cable.

Whoever created that fake news, intentionally shared only a section of the first page, leaving out the rest of the first page, and the second page.

Fact #2 : CIA Released That Cable

Secondly, it must be pointed out that the CIA publicly released that cable. That’s why sections in that document were redacted.

So those who claimed that the cables were leaked is lying to you.

You can view and read that cable in its entirety here, in the official CIA reading room.

Fact #3 : Dalai Lama Was Only 13 Years Old

The 14th Dalai Lama was only 13 years old in 1948, so he held no power in the Tibetan government at that time.

He was represented by a regent, Ngawang Sungrab Thutob – the third Taktra Rinpoche, who was the acting head of the Tibetan government.

He only assumed his full duties on 17 November 1950, at the age of 15 – after the People’s Republic of China occupied Tibet.

Fact #4 : Tibetans Wanted Independence With Soviet Aid

The CIA cable did point out that about 10% of the Tibetan population are pro-American, and the majority are from the aristocratic, wealthy and religious classes.

But the same cable also noted that the Tibetans wanted independence, with Soviet aid – not Chinese aid.

The full cable even pointed out that the Mongolian People’s Republic (MPR) government is “trying hard to bring about close cooperation between Tibet and the USSR.

It was NOT MENTIONED that the Tibetans were interested in Communist liberation. There is a big difference between being liberated by a Communist country, and seeking independence with their aid.

Also, seeking independence is quite different from becoming annexed by China and turning into a province. That’s not independence.

Fact #5 : Tibetans Were Contemptuous Of The Chinese

One reason why the fake news creator only showed you a small portion of the cable is because it actually states that the Tibetans were “contemptuous of the Chinese“.

In Lhasa there is a Chinese Government Office. The Tibetans are generally contemptuous of the Chinese and often carry out open anti-Chinese demonstrations in front of this office.

This fact is important to note, because pro-China activists claim that the Tibetans wanted Communist liberation, and the Chinese were just giving them what they wanted.

Even if the Tibetans wanted Communist liberation, it was obvious that they would reject liberation of the Chinese persuasion.

Fact #6 : China Was Not Under CCP In 1948

It should be noted that in 1948, China was ruled by the Kuomintang government, not the current People’s Republic of China that was only established on 1 October 1949.

It was the People’s Republic of China that invaded Tibet in October 1950, and formally annexed it in October 1951.

Fact #7 : China Promised Tibetan Elites Continued Power

After the Battle of Chamdo, the People’s Republic of China promised that if Tibet was “peacefully liberated”, the Tibetan elites could keep their position and power.

This was even enshrined in the Seventeen Point Agreement signed by Tibetan representatives and the People’s Republic of China :

Point 4 : The central authorities will not alter the existing political system in Tibet. The central authorities also will not alter the established status, functions and powers of the Dalai Lama. Officials of various ranks shall continue to hold office.

This runs contrary to the narrative that China was liberating Tibet from a corrupt, decadent dictatorship to give power back to the common people.

Fact #8 : CIA Did Not Call Tibetan Government Corrupt, Decadent Dictatorship

Another reason why the fake news creator did not share the full CIA cable is because it would expose the fact that it was not the CIA who called the Tibetan government a corrupt, decadent dictatorship.

The CIA cable merely included a quote from the 14 March 1948 issue of the North China Daily News, which is a Shanghai English language daily.

In that article, Professor Li Yu-i, who spent 3.5 years in Tibet described the government of the country as “the most corrupt and decadent to the [sic] found in the world today“.

Whether Professor Li is accurate in his assessment or not, the fact remains – it was not the CIA who called the Tibetan government a corrupt and decadent dictatorship.

 

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