The 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu (C) walks into Sakya Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 2, 2014. A religious ceremony is held at Sakya Monastery, a prominent temple for Tibetan Buddhism's Sakya Sect, to celebrate the animal year of Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu in the Chinese horoscope. There are 12 new year animals matching different lunar years in Chinese calendar, and every person takes on the animal sign of his or her birth year.(Xinhua/Chogo) |