NEW DELHI — Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said no recognition or acceptance would be given to Dalai Lama appointed by the Chinese government for political ends and Tibetans would only recognize reincarnation recognized through legitimate methods. The Dalai Lamas and the Panchen Lamas are regarded by Tibetans as the ‘sun and moon’ owing to the special spiritual bond they share and their interchangeable role as teacher and disciple. The Tashilhunpo monastery that was founded by the first Dalai Lama, Gendun Drupa (1391-1474) in 1447 and also was its first abbot, started this system. When the Dalai Lama made his choice and declared on 15 May 1995 that Gendun Choekyi Nyima had been recognized as the 11th Panchen Lama. However, little is known about the fate and current state of the candidate that was declared by Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the tenth Panchen Lama.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 22, 2019 05:26 UTC