11th Panchen Lama Holds Buddhist Gathering in Beijing

Panchen Lama hosts buddhist gathering in Beijing

The 11th Panchen Lama Erdeni Losang Qamba Lhunzhub Qoigyijabu Thursday hosted a Buddhist mass gathering at the China Advanced Institute of Tibetan Buddhism to mark " Propitious Day", the day Sakyamuni attained enlightenment and immortality.

At about nine Thursday morning, Panchen Lama arrived at the institute in Beijing, warmly greeted by all the teachers and students, mainly Living Buddhas from Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai, Guansu, Yunnan and Inner Mongolia.

He listened to a report on the institute, and then worshipped at a pagoda in memory of the 6th Panchen Lama.

The Buddhist gathering began at 10:00am, and the Panchen Lama spoke to those assembled.

He spoke highly of the 10th Panchen Lama, and said all his followers should safeguard national unity and oppose splittism.