Chinese President Xi Jinping met the Panchen Lama on Friday and called for continued efforts to promote the “sinicisation of religion”, state media reports said. The call from Xi comes exactly ...

Gyaltsen Norbu was installed by Beijing as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995 in defiance of the religion’s highest authority the Dalai Lama, whose pick for the role — a six-year-old boy — has ...

Stephen C. Lama, known to most as Steve, died May 10 near his home in Encinitas, Calif., following a long illness with early onset Alzheimer’s. He was 70. A Pasadena native, Steve was born April 13, ...

On the 30th anniversary of his disappearance, Tibetans and human rights groups are demanding the release of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama. Chinese authorities abducted him in May ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reignited concerns over Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama, who disappeared 30 years ago at the age of six after being recognized by the Dalai Lama.

By Xinhua Published: Jun 06, 2025 03:17 PM Xi receives visit from Panchen Rinpoche ...

Gyaltsen Norbu, the Chinese government-appointed 11th Panchen Lama, presents a hada to Chinese President Xi Jinping (Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via AP/PA) The man picked by Beijing as the second highest ...

[Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping on Friday called on Panchen Rinpoche to make greater contributions to promoting ethnic unity and religious harmony, as well as the stability ...

The 14th Dalai Lama and the so-called Tibetan government-in-exile led by him have no right to represent the Tibetan people, let alone decide the future and destiny of Xizang, which is an ...

Authorities also detained Jadrel Rinpoche, the abbot of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery who oversaw the search for the Panchen Lama’s reincarnation, and arrested more than 30 monks from the monastery.

[Xinhua/Xie Huanchi] BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on Panchen Rinpoche to make greater contributions to promoting ethnic unity and religious harmony, as well ...