Sitting-in-the-bed of the 11th Panchen Erdeni
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By Liu Wei    Co-trans: Fang Yinong, Jiang Yuxia, Zhang Mingyu, Han Jingjing, Yang Lina

The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu (front) attends a sub-forum of the Second World Buddhist Forum (WBF) in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, on March 29, 2009.

The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu (front) attends a sub-forum of the Second World Buddhist Forum (WBF) in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, on March 29, 2009.(Xinhua/Han Yuqing)
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   Chapter One The reincarnated soul boy of the 10th Panchen Lama was determined through drawing lots from a gold urn in the Jokhang Monastery

    I. On the morning of November 29, 1995, in the Jokhang Monastery

    II. Statue of Sakyamuni enshrined in the Jokhang Monastery was the most sacred in Tibetan Buddhism

    III. The lots-drawing ceremony began at 5 a.m.

    IV. Origin of the system of drawing lots from a gold urn

    V. Grand Living Buddha Bumi drew lots to determine the 11th Panchen Lama

    Chapter Two Official approval of the 11th Panchen Erdeni by the State Council

    I. The Earliest reincarnation system for living Buddha originated from the Black Hat Lama

    II .Panchen is the Amitabha Buddha in the Secular World

    III. 11th Panchen Erdeni was officially approved by the State Council

    Chapter Three Death of 10th Panchen and placing his body into holy stupa

    I. Title of "Panchen" began with the 4th Panchen

    II. Nationalist Government approved the exemption of lot-drawing for the reincarnated soul boy of the 9th Panchen

    III. "I want to go back to Tibet," said the 10th Panchen

    IV. 10th Panchen died in Tashilumpo Monastery

    V. "Shisong Nanjie" of Tashilumpo Monastery

    Chapter Four Secret search for the reincarnated soul boy of the 10th Panchen followed religious conventions

    I. I searched for the soul boy underscored by central and regional governments

    II. Praying and scripture-chanting

    III. Lake-observing

    IV. Search for the soul boy

    Chapter Five Dalai interfered with appointment of the 10th Panchen Lama's reincarnated soul boy

    I. Dalai appointed in India the Panchen Lama's soul boy

    II. The Dalai clique's separatist activities abroad

    III. Tibet Autonomous Region conducted work of search, confirmation of the soul boy in line with historical traditions

    Chapter Six Central Government officials presided over the sitting-in-the-bed ceremony for the 11th Panchen Lama according to historical conventions

¡¡  I. The sitting-in-the-bed ceremony of all previous Panchen Lamas were presided over by representatives of the central government

¡¡  II£®The 11th Panchen Lama came to the Tashilhunpo Monastery

    III. Li Tieying oversaw the enthronement ceremony for the 11th Panchen Lama

Editor: Yang Lina
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