The 11th Panchen Lama has attained the highest degree in exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern.
The Tenth Paṇchen Lama was born on February 9, , to nomadic parents, Gung Tseten (gung tshe brtan) and Sonam Drolma (bsod nams sgrol ma)..
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
11th Panchen Lama as recognized by the 14th Dalai Lama
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima དགེ་འདུན་ཆོས་ཀྱི་ཉི་མ་ | |
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Gedhun Choekyi Nyima in 1995 | |
Reign | 14 May 1995–present (CTA interpretation, disputed by Chinese government proxy Gyaincain Norbu) |
Predecessor | Choekyi Gyaltsen 10th Panchen Lama |
Born | (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 35) Lhari County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
Disappeared | May 17, 1995 (aged 6) Lhari County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
Status | Missing for 29 years, 7 months and 27 days |
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (born 25 April 1989[1]) is the 11th Panchen Lama belonging to the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, as recognized and announced by the 14th Dalai Lama on 14 May 1995.
Three days later on 17 May, the six-year-old Panchen Lama was kidnapped and forcibly disappeared by the Chinese government, after the State Council of the People's Republic of China failed in its efforts to install a