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Definition of Panchen Lama

1. Noun. The lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama.

Definition of Panchen Lama

1. Noun. (context: Tibetan Buddhism) The second-highest ranking lama of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism, after the Dalai Lama. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Panchen Lama

Literary usage of Panchen Lama

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cutting Off the Serpent's Head: Tightening Control in Tibet, 1994-1995 by Tibet Information Network, Robert Barnett, Human Rights Watch/Asia, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1996)
"MAY 1995: THE Panchen Lama DISPUTE On May 14, 1995, the Dalai Lama announced from exile that he had confirmed the recognition of a child living in ..."

2. China: State Control of Religion by Human Rights Watch/Asia, Mickey Spiegel, Jeri Laber, Sidney Jones (1997)
"The importance of the Panchen Lama issue to the Chinese government was highlighted in a 1996 internal document which argued that "by appointing a Living ..."

3. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"Prisoners have resisted political reeducation imposed by prison authorities, particularly demands to denounce the Dalai Lama and accept the Panchen Lama ..."

4. U.S. Policy Consideration on the 40th Anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising edited by Benjamin A. Gilman (2001)
"Well, there is one Panchen Lama that has been identified by the religious leader of the Buddhist there, ... The Dalai Lama has selected his Panchen Lama. ..."

5. Human Rights Watch World Report 1998 by Human Rights Watch Staff (1997)
"The issue of the Panchen Lama (see World Report 1997) remained unresolved. The Chinese government finally acknowledged that Chadrel Rinpoche, the abbot who ..."

6. Human Rights in China: Hearing Before the Committee on International edited by Benjamin A. Gilman (1999)
"Finally, Secretary Koh is going to try to visit the llth Panchen Lama, as determined by Dalai Lama, while Amnesty International doesn't take a position ..."

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