ABOUT THE 11TH PANCHEN LAMA
Stolen At 6, Now A 22-Year Old Man
His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, son of Kunchok Phuntsok and Dechen Choedon, was born on April 25, 1989. In May 1995, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was only six years old when His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama identified him as the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Lama. Shortly afterwards, the young lama and his family disappeared, never to be seen… [ READ MORE ]
The spiritual, historical and political significance of His Holiness the Panchen Lama – the most prominent Tibetan spiritual leader next to His Holiness the Dalai Lama – is evident in the Chinese leadership’s interest in the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Lama.
In 1995, His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, was abducted by the Chinese authorities after His Holiness the Dalai Lama recognized the six-year old boy as the rightful incarnate of the 10th Panchen… [ READ MORE ]
DALAI LAMA JOINS TIBETAN IN REMEMBERING 10TH PANCHEN LAMA
Dharamsala, HP, India, 30 December 2009 – The exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama today joined thousands of Tibetan exiles in a ceremonial function commemorating the 20th death anniversary of the 10th Panchen Lama, Lhundrup Choekyi Gyaltsen.
The Dalai Lama presided over a memorial ceremony here at the main Tibetan temple that began with a minute of silence and special prayer offering to… [ READ MORE ]
SMH[Saturday, July 03, 2010 15:20]
Exercising the ultimate political control, the Chinese Communist Party manufactured a ‘holy’ ceremony to appoint its own living god, writes John Garnaut from Shigatse in Tibet.
Monks from the Panchen Lama’s Tashilumpo monastery looked into the waters of Lhamo Latso lake and saw the upper half of a horse, the lower half of a goat and the Tibetan syllable ”grwa”.
Those and other signs led them to… [ READ MORE ]
“The 10th Panchen Lama is an extraordinarily fearless Tibetan who showed unwavering courage to work for the general cause of Tibet and its people. Panchen Lama was someone who held firm conviction to fight for the truth. If the 10th Panchen Lama had still been alive, he would have certainly made far more contribution to the cause of Tibet.” — His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 2009
His Holiness the Xth Panchen Lama, Lobsang Trinley Lhundrup Choekyi Gyaltsen, was a key figure in the struggle to… [ READ MORE ]
THE LINEAGE OF THE PANCHEN LAMAS
The Panchen Lama, a manifestation of Buddha Amitabha, ranks as the highest Tibetan Buddhist religious figure next to His Holiness the The Panchen Lama, a manifestation of Buddha Amitabha, ranks as the highest Tibetan Buddhist religious figure next to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The title Panchen means great scholar, and is derived from the Sanskrit term Pandita meaning scholar, and Tibetan word chen-po meaning great.
The… [ READ MORE ]
On March 28, 2011, in News Reports, Research, by Wilfried F. Voss
In 1950, Chinese forces invaded Tibet. At first, the Communist government in Beijing (Peking) hoped to make use of the influence religious leaders had over their people by forcing them to accept seemingly important positions on various committees. It soon became obvious, however, that the Tibetan figureheads were nothing more than puppets, being used… [ READ MORE ]
April 25th 2011, — on the auspicious occasion of the 22nd birth anniversary of His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo, we at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, on behalf of the Tibetan people in Tibet and in exile, with great reverence extend innumerous good wishes to Him.
The Panchen Lama lineage dates back to 1385, when the first Panchen Lama Khedrup Geleg Pal Sangpo lived, and since then, Tibetan history… [ READ MORE ]
THE PANCHEN LAMA BY WOESER
If time can cover up a lie,
Is ten years enough?
A child matures into a clever youth,
But like a parrot, mumbles by rote
The phrases that will please his masters.
The other child, where is he?
The scar-like birthmark on his wrist recalls
His previous life, before, when for ten years
He sat trussed with tight handcuffs
In some… [ READ MORE ]
In Shigatse, they call me the Moon,
The magnificent radiant one;
They would purify the air with sweet juniper
Before kneeling their hearts on the wooden floor.
They would say, In Tibet
The Sun and the Moon used to shine *
Together, day and night,
And peace circumambulate on prayer wheels.
They touched my robes with their bony hands,
And wept deep into the folds;
They said, the Sun has set… [ READ MORE ]
