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11th Panchen Lama has important ordination in Tibet
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Updated: 2009-07-26 09:44

11th Panchen Lama has important ordination in Tibet

The 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu (L), one of the two most senior living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism, presents a "hada", a white scarf symbolizing Tibetan best wishes, to his sutra teacher Jamyang Gyamco during a ceremony for his receiving the bhikku (monk) ordination at Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 25, 2009. [Xinhua]11th Panchen Lama has important ordination in Tibet