--- SEARCH ---
WEATHER
CHINA
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
CULTURE
GOVERNMENT
SCI-TECH
ENVIRONMENT
SPORTS
LIFE
PEOPLE
TRAVEL
WEEKLY REVIEW
Chinese Women
Film in China
War on Poverty
Learning Chinese
Learn to Cook Chinese Dishes
Exchange Rates
Hotel Service
China Calendar
Telephone and
Postal Codes


Hot Links
China Development Gateway
Chinese Embassies

Manufacturers, Exporters, Wholesalers - Global trade starts here.
11th Panchen Lama Holds Head-touching Ritual

The 11th Panchen Lama Gyaincain Norbu, the highest ranking figure of Tibetan Buddhism in China currently, held a head-touching ritual Sunday to bless lamas and other Buddhists in Xigaze, Tibet.

The head-touching ritual in Tibetan Buddhism is done by a Living Buddha to bless other Buddhists.

In Zhaxi Lhunbo Lamasery, the Panchen Lama's residence in Xigaze, 270 kilometers from the regional capital Lhasa, thousands of local Tibetans and Buddhists from Qinghai, Gansu and other neighboring provinces lined up to await their turn to be touched by the 11th Panchen Lama.

This was the first time the 16-year-old Panchen Lama has blessed such a large number of people at one time at his residence over the past decade.

Just 10 days ago, a ceremony was held at the same monastery to commemorate the 10th enthronement anniversary of the young spiritual leader in Tibet.

At 11 AM, the smiling Panchen Lama, wearing golden cassock, walked into a newly-built yard in the lamasery and the believers all kowtowed for him with consecrated Hada, pieces of white silk symbolizing luck, in their hands.

The ceremony began after the young Panchen Lama sat at his throne with his legs crossed with several lamas standing at his two sides, chanting sutras.

Lhagba Cering, 63, a retired worker from Xigaze, was the first to receive head-touching by the Panchen Lama.

"I am so excited to become the first receiving the blessing from Panchen Lama," said the old man, adding he came to the lamasery early in the morning with his wife and grandson.

In the long queue moving slowly, there were mothers with baby in arms and young men carrying their old father or mother on their backs. The Panchen Lama showed special concern to them by giving a name to the babies and blessing good health for the old.

Dianzin, 84 old man from Dagzen County, who once received head-touching by the ninth and the 10th Panchen Lamas, was reluctant to leave the lamasery after the ceremony

"It is my great honor to receive the blessing from a third Panchen Lama today," said the old man.

The ceremony Sunday lasted for four hours and more than 10,000 buddhists took part in the holy ritual.

The past decade witnessed Gyaincain Norbu grow-up from a child to the leader of Tibetan Buddhism. He has presided over many religious ceremonies in Tibet as well as Tibetan communities in Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Shanxi provinces and Beijing and blessed nearly 300,000 Tibetan Buddhists through the holy head-touching ritual.

"I have taken part in many religious ceremonies presided over by the 11th Panchen Lama over the past decade and I have felt his status keeps rising among the Buddhists," said Tubdian Cewang, a Living Buddha from the Sera Monastery, Tibet's third largest monastery, in the northern suburbs of the regional capital Lhasa.

The ceremony will continue Monday and may last until Tuesday if more believers come.

The 10th Panchen Lama died in 1989 and in 1995 Gyaincain Norbu was listed as one of the three candidates for his reincarnation. The boy was born on February 13, 1990 in Lhari County of Nagqu Prefecture in northern Tibet. He was approved by the central government as the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Lama in November 1995 after a lot drawing ceremony among the three candidates in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.

Drawing lots from a gold urn to decide on the final choice of the reincarnation of a high lama is a tradition in Tibetan Buddhism.

(Xinhua News Agency December 19, 2005)

11th Panchen Lama Launches Buddist Ceremony in Lhasa
Print This Page
|
Email This Page
About Us SiteMap Feedback
Copyright © China Internet Information Center. All Rights Reserved
E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-68326688
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产公开免费人成视频| 大胆gogo高清在线观看| 久久精品无码一区二区日韩av | 男人天堂伊人网| 啊灬用力灬啊灬啊灬啊| 香蕉免费一区二区三区| 国产精品久久久久一区二区 | 8888四色奇米在线观看不卡 | 天天久久影视色香综合网| 中文在线天堂网| 日本三级韩国三级香港三的极不| 亚洲bt欧美bt精品| 欧美日韩视频在线观看高清免费网站| 人妻一本久道久久综合久久鬼色 | 国产成人一区二区三区| 亚洲av福利天堂一区二区三 | 一二三四日本高清社区5| 日本a∨在线播放高清| 久草视频免费在线观看| 欧美三级蜜桃2在线观看| 啊灬啊灬啊灬快好深用力免费| 黄色软件下载链接| 国产欧美视频一区二区三区| jlzzjlzz亚洲乱熟在线播放| 性宝福精品导航| 中文字幕人成乱码熟女| 日本人的色道免费网站| 九九视频高清视频免费观看| 欧美怡红院在线| 亚洲欧洲日产专区| 欧美老少配xxxxx| 又爽又黄又无遮挡网站| 色欲欲WWW成人网站| 国产免费拔擦拔擦8x| 黄在线观看在线播放720p| 国产成年无码久久久久毛片| 色综合天天综一个色天天综合网| 国产精品亚洲аv无码播放| 香蕉久久成人网| 国产精品免费_区二区三区观看| 18禁无遮挡无码国产免费网站|