His successor was named as 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima in. On May 17, 1995, he was kidnapped by the Chinese government making him the worldвЂ™s youngest political prisoner. As per tradition, the Dalai Lama began his search for the reincarnated Panchen Lama after the 10th Panchen Lama of Tibet died in 1989. The most important purpose of the Panchen Lama from Beijings perspective is the role he traditionally plays in identifying the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, revered as a living god by Tibetan. The 1st Panchen was also the most important and most. The first Panchen Lama, Lobzang Chokyi Gyaltsen (1570-1662), was the tutor of the 5th Dalai Lama (1617-1682). In the light of concerns repeatedly shown by the EU about the preservation of the cultural, religious and linguistic identity of the Tibetan people (vide the recent European Commission Representative's statement on the situation in Tibet presented in the EP on 10В March 2005 and the EP resolutions: P6_TA(2005)0339 P6_TA(2005)0010 P6_TA(2004)0067 B4вЂ‘1499, 1516, 1522, 15/95 B4вЂ‘0963, 0979, 0983, 1003, 10/95) pointing out that the year 2005 has been declared as the International Year of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, IВ take the liberty to ask whether the Commission has any information about Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, who has been kept in Chinese custody for the last 10В years at an undisclosed location, and also whether any effort has been made to appoint (as postulated in the EP resolution B4вЂ‘00/98) an EU Special Representative for Tibetan affairs. Gendhun Choikyi Nyima was born on April 25, 1989, and was recognized as the 11th Panchen Lama by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on May 14, 1995. The Panchen Lamas, closely associated with the monastery of Tashi Lhunpo in Shigatse, are a line of successively re-incarnating teachers in the Gelug Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Gyaltsen Norbu, the CCP -appointed Panchen Lama (from Twitter). Exile Tibetan Buddhist nuns carry placards during a protest march demanding the release of their religious leader Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, who was put under house arrest by the. On the occasion of the 33rd birthday anniversary of TibetвЂ™s 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, we feel it more than opportune time to reinvigorate our campaign to send a strong message to Beijing that the world has not forgotten about Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, despite ChinaвЂ™s.

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