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Panchen lama, Tibet religious figure
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The sudden death of the 50-year-old panchen lama on Saturday
night was recognized by the anchorman on China's national television
news as a "heavy loss" for China. Some Tibetans have criticized him
for cooperating with Chinese authorities governing Tibet.
His death comes a week before the start of Tibet's most
important religious holiday, the Monlam festival, which last year
erupted in the sort of anti-Chinese protests that have beset the
region for nearly a year and a half. It was...
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Premier Zhu meets 11th Panchen Lama
China Daily
; Premier Zhu Rongji yesterday met Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, the 11th Panchen Lama, in Beijing. During the meeting, Zhu congratulated the 11th Panchen Lama on the success of his tour of Tibet, which has just concluded, and on the progress he had made in his Buddhist studies. During his tour, the
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The Panchen Lama, Religious Leader in Tibet, Dies at 50
The Washington Post
; ... collaborator, died Jan. 28 at his residence in Xigaze, Tibet, after a heart attack. His death was reported by the official New China News Agency (NCNA), which added that he died despite treatment by top Beijing physicians who had been sent to Tibet by Chinese Communist ...
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China's Party Wades Into Ritual To Pick Panchen Lama for Tibet; Communist Leaders See Selection of Buddhist Figure as Political Issue
The Washington Post
; ... Losangtamqo, a deputy of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region, was quoted as saying by the official New China News Agency. "It runs totally counter to the religious rituals, and we will never recognize it." The agency quoted Zhao Puchu, president ...
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Search for Buddhist Leader Inflames Tibetan Debate;China Insists on Party Control in Selection of 11th Panchen Lama
The Washington Post
; Does the Chinese Communist Party have the power to choose a god? Does its authority extend beyond life's end? The party, officially atheist, claims that it does in a clash between Chinese Marxists and Tibetan Buddhists. The conflict centers on the Panchen Lama, Tibet's second-highest spiritual
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TIBET REPORT FINALLY RELEASED PANCHEN LAMA PUNISHED AFTER 1962 ASSESSMENT.(News/National/International)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
; Byline: Elaine Kurtenbach Associated Press BEIJING -- In a once-secret 1962 report that led to his downfall, Tibet's highest spiritual leader described Chinese-orchestrated famines, executions and mass beatings of Tibetans - including his own father. The Panchen Lama's report was released in full
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