The second most important spiritual leader for Tibetan Buddhists, the Panchen Lama identifies the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation or successor.
New Delhi: Twenty-seven years after his abduction, a group of 15 Tibetan activists in Karnataka embarked on a three-day bike rally from Sunday to Tuesday to raise awareness about the 11th Panchen Lama.
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was 6 years old when he is believed to have been abducted by Chinese authorities on 17 May 1995, three days after the 14th Dalai Lama — who has been living in exile in India since fleeing Beijing-controlled Tibet in 1959 — identified him as the 11th Panchen Lama.
The Panchen Lama is considered the second most important spiritual leader in the Gelukpa (Yellow Hat) sect of Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama, and plays a central role in identifying the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation or successor.
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