Similarly, the eighth dalai lama recognised palden tenpai nyima, 7th panchen lama. Gedhun choekyi nyima 9 iii the right to religion 12 iv international indictments 16 v chronology of events surrounding the recognition and disappearance of the 11th panchen lama 27 vi analysis by prominent china watchers and human rights experts 36 1. Gedhun choekyi nyima the panchen lama united states. Gedhun choekyi nyima is the panchen lama, the second highest authority in tibetan buddhism after the dalai lama. Gedhun choekyi nyima was born on april 25, 1989, in lhari county, tibet. From the panchen lama a title meaning great scholar is the secondmost senior figure in tibetan buddhism after the dalai lama. He is also the vice president of the buddhist association of china. Pandita chenpo sanskrit tibetan buddhist title, meaning great scholar. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias.
The previous panchen lama lobsang trinley lhundrup choekyi gyaltsen. The panchen lama controversy who will identify the next. As panchen lama turns 30, china must release him and stop. Records of gedhun choekyi nyima a political prisoner is someone who is out fighting for his or her peoples rights and freedom and is imprisoned for that alone. Gedhun choekyi nyima, the panchen lama recognized by the 14th dalai lama, and chadrel rinpoche. Find out about tibets history and unique culture, religion and language. Beijingapproved panchen lama elected head of buddhist. On 25 april 1995, gedhun choekyi nyima turned six years old. Appendix b books on tibet, dalai lama and panchen lama. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection.
Panchen lama gedhun choekyi nyima portraits fuel tibetan. He was selected to become the 11th panchen lama, second most. There were two candidates for the present 11th incarnation of the panchen lama. In 1995 the dalai lama recognized sixyearold gedhun choekyi nyima as the 11th panchen lama, but this choice was rejected by the chinese government, which took the boy into custody. The reincarnated child panchen lama you mentioned is being educated, living a normal life, growing up healthily and does not wish to be disturbed, said norbu dunzhub, a member of the tibet autonomous regions united front work department. In all consequence, the combination of title and subtitle is utterly misleading. China says panchen lama living a normal life 20 years. Officially atheist beijing named him to be the panchen lama in 1995 in a retaliatory action after the exiled dalai lama identified sixyearold gedhun choekyi nyima as the reincarnation of the secondhighest monk in tibetan buddhism. The dalai lama named gedhun choekyi nyima as the 11th incarnation of the panchen lama on 14 may 1995, but the search committee ignored the dalai lamas 14 may announcement and instead chose from a list of finalists which excluded gedhun choekyi nyima. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online. He was declared the 11th panchen lama by the dalai. In february 1937, the panchen lama informed his investigation to the tibetan governments. The current 14th dalai lama was first found by the 9th panchen lama when he was living in the kumbum monastery.
Tibetans says he is not the true reincarnation of the panchen lama, the religions secondholiest figure. In 1995, his holiness the dalai lama recognized gedhun choekyi nyima, a sixyearold boy, as the 11th panchen lama, the second most wellknown religious figure in tibet. Thubten choekyi nyima is the 9th in his lineage, as recognized by tashi lhunpo monastery, the traditional seat of panchen lamas. He was rejected by the search team appointed by the state council of the peoples republic of china. Gedhun choekyi nyima born on april 25, 1989, in lhari county, tibet is the 11th panchen lama of tibetan buddhism. Buy chokyi nyima ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Gedhun choekyi nyima is recognised by the dalai lama as the reincarnation of the. The panchen lama lineage central tibetan administration. On may 17th, 25 years ago, gedhun choekyi nyima, a six. Gendun chokyi nyima was born on april 25, 1989 to a nomad family from the lhari district of. Media in category thubten choekyi nyima, 9th panchen lama the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total.
Tibet issue tabled in taiwan, ahead of the upcoming 25th. Lobsang palden yeshe, 6th panchen lama project gutenberg. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. At various times and places in history panchen lamas have contributed. Chokyi gyalpo, also referred to by his secular name gyaincain norbu, is the 11th panchen lama installed by the government of the peoples republic of china. The chinese government appointed gyancain norbu the 11th panchen lama in late 1995. Gedhun choekyi nyima is shown in an undated photograph from the dalai lamas new delhi office. Gedhun choekyi nyima vanished from the public eye shortly after being named at aged six.
After the death of the 10th panchen lama, his holiness the dalai lama. An anniversary this month recalls how seriously china takes tibetan religious succession. The 11th panchen lama controversy is a dispute about the current legitimate holder of t. In 1995, a young tibetan boy gedhun choekyi nyima was recognised as the 11 th panchen lama, the second highest spiritual authority in tibetan buddhism after the dalai lama. Gedhun choekyi nyima born on april 25, 1989, in lhari county, tibet is the 11th panchen lama of tibetan buddhism according to the dalai lama. To call choekyi nyima the 9th panchen lama is a misnomer, while in exile in china he signed pictures the 16th panchen lama and the tibetans regarded him as the 6th panchen lama hugh richardson it is the habit of chinese writers to describe the late panchen lama as the ixth. As i mentioned elsewhere, i think the bbc article is worth using, personally i think it belongs on the gedhun choekyi nyima article. Violations of the convention on the rights of the child in tibetan.
Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Part i of the report focuses on the case of gedhun choekyi nyima whom the 14th dalai lama has. The interpretation of the available records which must be taken with a considerable grain. Tenzin gyatso was identified as the dalai lama by thubten choekyi nyima, the 9th panchen lama. China has repeatedly denied any access to the panchen lama gedhun choekyi nyima and deprived him of any religious and scholastic education in tibetan buddhism. Because of the history of rivalry between different sects of tibetan buddhism, many. I suggest that discussions on panchen lama, gedhun choekyi nyima, 11th panchen lama and erdini qoigyijabu be held on this page for ease, with either notes or redirects to go here. The 11th panchen lama of tibet canada tibet committee. Gedhun choekyi nyima, shown in this undated photograph, was identified as the 11th panchen lama by his holiness the dalai lama.
In the lead up to the 25th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of his eminence, the 11th panchen lama gedhun choekyi nyima, and his upcoming 31st birthday on 25 april, the office of tibet, taiwan launched a campaign for the unconditional release of the panchen lama, lobbying the taiwanese government and parliament as well as foreign embassies in taiwan to. Shortly after the dalai lamas announcement, gendun choekyi nyima and his. Barely a month later, he became the worlds youngest political prisoner. Xith panchen lama, gedhun choekyi nyima, 22 april, 2011. He was declared the 11th panchen lama by the dalai lama on 14 may 1995. The lost boy why there are two panchen lamas, and one is. Czech members of chamber of deputies join the global. Parliamentarians of different european countries have issued statements calling upon china to immediately release tibets 11th panchen lama, gedhun choekyi nyima, and his entire family on the 25th year of their disappearance. The dalai lama named gedhun choekyi nyima as the 11th incarnation of the panchen lama on 14 may 1995, but the search committee ignored the dalai lamas. He was declared the 11th panchen lama by the 14th dalai lama on 14 may 1995. Chinese authorities announced gyancain norbu as the search committees. To say it upfront, the whereabouts of gedhun choekyi nyima are unknown.
On 14 may 1995, his holiness the 14th dalai lama announced the then sixyearold gedhun choekyi nyima as the incarnation of the 10th panchen lama. The remarks are a rare admission of the fate of gendun choekyi nyima, now 26. Panchen lama project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The panchen lama controversy the panchen lama controversy. Recently, the united states has urged china to release tibetan buddhisms 11 th panchen lama, who was taken into captivity at the age of six by chinese authorities key points. Gedhun choekyi nyima born on april 25, 1989, in lhari county, tibet 1 is the 11th panchen lama of tibetan buddhism according to the dalai lama.
The interpretation of the available records which must be taken with a considerable grain of salt can lead to multiple conclusions. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available. In selecting a name, lottery numbers were drawn from the golden urn. May 17th, 2014 marked 19 years of disappearance of gendun choekyi nyima, his family and caretakers. Tenzin gyatso would go on to identify the 10th panchen lama who himself died under mysterious circumstances in 1989, and would go on to identify sixyearold gedhun choekyi nyima as the 11th panchen lama in 1995. To date there has been no independent verification of his wellbeing or whereabouts. Gedhun choekyi nyima is the 11th panchen lama of tibetan buddhism according to the dalai. The dalai lama named gedhun choekyi nyima as the 11th incarnation of the panchen lama on may 14, 1995, but the search committee ignored the dalai lamas 14 may announcement and instead chose from a list of finalists which excluded gedhun choekyi nyima. Thubten choekyi nyima, often referred to as choekyi nyima, was the ninth panchen lama of tibet.
Tibetans query china on missing boy lama the canberra. The book refers mostly to events in tibetan history as they lead to the controversy, but it does not contain any information on the abduction of gedhun choekyi nyima. The panchen lama was abducted by chinese authorities in 1995 at the age of 6, making him the worlds youngest political prisoner. Leonard peltier to say it upfront, the whereabouts of gedhun choekyi nyima is unknown. Ecoregional approaches to mountain agriculture subjects. He was born in lhari county, tibet autonomous region.
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