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

11th Panchen Lama has important ordination in Tibet

The 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu (C in front), one of the two most senior living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism, recites sutra in front of his sutra teacher Jamyang Gyamco and other senior lamas 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