The 11th Panchen Lama controversy centers on the 30-year-long enforced disappearance of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, and on the recognition of the 11th Panchen Lama. The Panchen Lama is considered the second
Picture of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima before his abduction at 6 years of age (left), and a forensic image of him at 30 years of age (right), by Tim Widden
Gyaincain Norbu in 2023, who is recognized as the 11th Panchen Lama by the Chinese Communist Party.
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The Panchen Lama is a tulku of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Panchen Lama is one of the most important figures in the Gelug tradition, with its spiritual authority second only to the Dalai
11th Panchen Lama controversy
…The 11th Panchen Lama controversy centers on the 30-year-long enforced disappearance of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, and on the recognition of the 11th Panchen Lama. The Panchen Lama is considered the second most important spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama. Following the death of the 10th…
Khedrup Gelek Pelzang, 1st Panchen Lama
3rd Panchen lama, b.1505 – d.1556
9th Panchen Lama, Thubten Choekyi Nyima taken 1907 by Sven Hedin. Published in his 1922 book "Trans-himalaya"
The 14th Dalai Lama (right) and the 10th Panchen Lama (left), 1954.