Softcover, 99 pages, Dharamsala 1996, very good
When the Panchen Lama died in Tibet in January 1989 the circumstances of his death were as uncertain as the events of his life. But with political and media attention focussed on the current controversy over his reincarnation, the late Panchen Lama's role in modifying China's rule and repression in Tibet is increasingly clear. History will see him as a patriot and hero.
But while Beijing's leaders failed to mould the Tenth Panchen Lama into their tool in controlling Tibet, they are now promoting and grooming a child of their own choice as the eleventh Panchen Lama. Meanwhile, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the cxhild confirmed in May 1995 by his Holiness the Dalai Lama as reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, has disappeared with his parents; the hierarchy of his monastery stand deposed and detained.
This publication lays out historic and contemporary truths to clarify China's reinvention and manipulation of the religious history and practices of Tibet. It also reproduces international condemnations of China's action and media comment.
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