Why China can’t hijack Tibetan Buddhism
The Panchen Lama is one of the most revered figures in Tibetan Buddhism, second only to the Dalai Lama. In 1995, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) abducted a six-year-old boy, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, recognized by the fourteenth Dalai Lama as the eleventh Panchen Lama. In his place, Beijing installed Gyaincain Norbu, a figure groomed to embody the Party's vision of…
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