We’re praying for his rapid reincarnation, but we don’t know when or where we’ll find the boy. – Barsan, a senior lama at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in 1990 The majority of records written after the events in 1995, namely the selection of the 11th Panchen Lama, focus on the unresolved problem of two Panchen Lama,…
Tibetans are betrayed by their hopefulness, the Chinese by their suspiciousness. – Tibetan Saying The number of works written on the Sino-Tibetan relationship is as vast as the history between these neighbors in the Himalayan region. The following can only be considered a “quick reference” for the newcomer to the topic, and for that reason, I…
A political prisoner is someone who is out fighting for his or her people’s rights and freedom and is imprisoned for that alone. – Leonard Peltier To say it upfront, the whereabouts of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima is unknown. The interpretation of the available records (which must be taken with a considerable grain of salt) can lead…
The following represents a number of documents related to the Panchen Lama Controversy that are available as downloads from the Internet. As it is in the nature of the Internet, some of these resources may not be available anymore. In such case, and you are interested in a copy, please feel free to contact the…
The list of literature below is, naturally, utterly incomplete when it comes to Tibetan matters of all kind, but it represents those books that either relate closely to the topic of the Panchen Lama controversy or, in the author’s humble opinion, they stand out from the rest. [1] The Search for the Panchen Lama By Isabel…
The below listed Internet references were all valid at the time of the research for this report. They are listed in random order as they appeared during the author’s research process. As it is in the nature of the medium, some of these references may lead to broken links at any time after (or even…
The below listed online articles were valid at the time of the research for this report. They are listed in random order as they appeared during the author’s research process. Some of the referenced articles, specifically those found through newspapers and magazines such as Time, New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, etc.,…
While working on a documentary film, British journalist Hilton was permitted to accompany the Dalai Lama as he sought to identify the 11th incarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second-highest spiritual authority of Tibet’s ruling Buddhist sect. This excellent and artfully written book tells the complicated recent history of the Panchen Lama. When it comes…
The outcome of any serious research can only be to make two questions grow where only one grew before. – Thorsten Veblen While His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, is an immensely popular, even iconic figure in the world, the existence and importance of the Panchen Lama are widely unknown to those who admire the Dalai…
The aspirations of the Tibetan people are neither anti-Chinese nor anti-China, but rather anti-oppression. – His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama The authors of Contemporary Tibet: Politics, Development, and Society in a Disputed Region, Barry Sautman and June Teufel Dreyer, caution: “The subject of Tibet is highly controversial, and Tibet, as a political entity, is defined…
