The 11th Panchen Lama Gyaincain Norbu receives Buddhist worshippers

The 11th Panchen Lama Gyaincain Norbu (C) receives Buddhist worshippers (Xinhua Photo)

Xinhua, October 21, 2006

Beijing, China -- The 11th Panchen Lama received Buddhist worshippers at the Lama Temple (Yonghegong) in Beijing on Saturday.

More than 300 Buddhist followers attended the ritual, including monks who received academic degrees in Buddhism studies, monks from Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan, religious celebrities, teachers and students from the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China and monks in the Lama Temple.

Eleven monks, who believe in the Gelug Sect and Sakya Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, recently graduated from the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College and received high-level degrees in Buddhism studies.