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Encyclopedia > Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
Tibetan name
Tibetan: དགེ་འདུན་ཆོས་ཀྱི་ཉི་མ་
Wylie transliteration: dge ’dun chos kyi nyi ma
pronunciation in IPA: [gendỹ tɕʰøci ɲima]
official transcription (PRC): Gêdün Qoigyi Nyima
other transcriptions: Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
Chinese name
traditional: 更登確吉尼瑪
simplified: 更登确吉尼玛
Pinyin: Gèngdēng Quèjí Nímǎ

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (b. April 25, 1989) is the eleventh Panchen Lama, according to most Tibetan Buddhists.[1][2][3] He was born in Lhari County, Tibet. The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, named him Panchen Lama on May 14, 1995. The government of the People's Republic of China then removed him from Tibet and installed Gyancain Norbu (Erdini Qoigyijabu) as its 11th Panchen Lama. The Tibetan language is spoken primarily by the Tibetan people who live across a wide area of eastern Central Asia bordering South Asia, as well as by large number of Tibetan refugees all over the world. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Wylie transliteration scheme is a method for transliterating the Tibetan script using the keys on a typical English language typewriter. ... The Peoples Republic of Chinas Tibetan Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zàngwén Pīnyīn; Tibetan: བོད་ཡིག་གི་སྒྲ་སྦྱོར་) is the official transcription system for the Tibetan language in China. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Simplified Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: or ; traditional Chinese: or ; pinyin: or ) is one of two standard sets of Chinese characters of the contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Khedrup Je, the 1st Panchen Lama The Panchen Lama (often transliterated as Pänchen Lama) or the Panchen Erdeni, is the one of the two highest ranking lamas (together with the Dalai Lama) in the Gelugpa (Dge-lugs-pa) sect of Tibetan Buddhism (the sect which controlled Tibet from the... Location in Nagqu Prefecture Lhari County (Tibetan ལྷ་རི་རྫོང་, Wylielha ri rdzong) is a small county within the Nagchu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region Categories: | | ... This article is about historical/cultural Tibet. ... This article is about the Dalai Lama lineage. ... Tenzin Gyatso is the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Erdini Qoigyijabu (born February 13, 1990 with the name Gyancain Norbu) is, according to the government of the Peoples Republic of China, the eleventh incarnation of the Panchen Lama of Tibet. ...

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Selection of the 11th Panchen Lama

One of the few known photos of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama according to the Gelug sect

Following the unexpected yet politically convenient death of the 10th Panchen Lama in 1989, the search for his reincarnation quickly became mired in bureaucracy and controversy. Chadrel Rinpoche, the head of the search committee, was able to secretly communicate with the Dalai Lama. However, after the Dalai Lama announced Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the new Panchen Lama, Chinese authorities arrested Chadrel Rinpoche, who was replaced with Sengchen Lobsang Gyaltsen. Sengchen had been a political opponent of both the Dalai Lama and the previous Panchen Lama. The new search committee ignored the Dalai Lama's May 14 announcement and instead chose from a list of finalists; the list excluded Gedhun Choekyi Nyima. In selecting a name, lots were drawn from the Golden Urn, a Chinese tradition from the Qing Dynasty. Gyancain Norbu was announced as the search committee's choice on November 11, 1995. Lobsang Trinley Lhündrub Chökyi Gyaltsen (February 19, 1938 – January 28, 1989) was the 10th Panchen Lama of Tibet. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Flag (1890-1912) Anthem Gong Jinou (1911) Qing China at its greatest extent. ... Erdini Qoigyijabu (born February 13, 1990 with the name Gyancain Norbu) is, according to the government of the Peoples Republic of China, the eleventh incarnation of the Panchen Lama of Tibet. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...


Whereabouts

The whereabouts of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima are unknown. The Government of Tibet in Exile claims that he and his family continue to be political prisoners, and has termed him the "youngest political prisoner in the world". According to Chinese government claims that he is attending school and leading a normal life somewhere in China. This cannot be verified by outside sources as no credible evidence has been provided to confirm or deny these claims. The reason this evidence has been withheld, according to statements by Chinese authorities, is that his whereabouts are kept undisclosed to protect him[4]; although there has been no mention at all of what, or whom he must be protected from. This general lack of verifiable information has led many concerned people[5] to fear he has been harmed or otherwise disposed of due to the damage he might someday cause by allowing Tibetans to choose their own leaders without Chinese intervention. A political prisoner is someone held in prison or otherwise detained, perhaps under house arrest, because their ideas or image are deemed by a government to either challenge or threaten the authority of the state. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... Disappear redirects here. ...


See also

  • Dalai Lama's representative talks about the status of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Tibet's missing spiritual guide
  3. ^ Struggle over Tibet's 'soul boy' | World news | guardian.co.uk
  4. ^ Xizang-zhiye April 27, 2005
  5. ^ [2]

External links

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Choekyi Gyaltsen		 Reincarnation of the Panchen Lama (Government of Tibet in Exile interpretation) Succeeded by
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Lobsang Trinley Lhündrub Chökyi Gyaltsen (February 19, 1938 – January 28, 1989) was the 10th Panchen Lama of Gelug Buddhism. ... Khedrup Je, the 1st Panchen Lama The Panchen Lama (often transliterated as Pänchen Lama) or the Panchen Erdeni, is the one of the two highest ranking lamas (together with the Dalai Lama) in the Gelugpa (Dge-lugs-pa) sect of Tibetan Buddhism (the sect which controlled Tibet from the... Official language Tibetan Headquarters Dharamsala Head of State (Dalai Lama) Tenzin Gyatso National Anthem Tibetan National Anthem, (Link) The Government of Tibet in Exile, officially named the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, is a theocratic government-like entity headed by Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai...

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Gedhun Choekyi Nyima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (355 words)
April 25, 1989) is, according to the Government of Tibet in Exile, the eleventh reincarnation of the Panchen Lama.
However, after the Dalai Lama announced Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the new Panchen Lama, Chinese authorities arrested Chadrel Rinpoche, who was replaced with Sengchen Lobsang Gyaltsen.
The whereabouts of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima are unknown.
TCHRD - Publications - The XIth Panchen Lama: A decade of disappearance (17 May 1995 - 17 May 2005) (3291 words)
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima: the XIth Panchen Lama of Tibet
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was born to Konchok Phuntsok and Dechen Chodon on 25 April, 1989, the nineteenth day of the third Tibetan month of the lunar calendar in the Tibetan Earth-Snake year at Lhari county of Nagchu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region (‘TAR’).
Ascertain the whereabouts and well-being of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the XIth Panchen Lama of Tibet.
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