Long -lived ceremony to Panchen Lama for its 36th anniversary

Long -lived ceremony to Panchen Lama for its 36th anniversary

The day 25 April is the anniversary of Panchen Lama. This year they meet 36 years of his birth. The Panchen Lama was kidnapped along with his whole family 30 years for the Chinese government and until today it is still in an unknown whereabouts. This date should be a reason for great celebration for Tibetans everywhere, however, We must regret his disappearance as a prisoner of the Chinese government. From the Casa del Tibet Foundation we continue working to get information about the whereabouts of the Panchen Lama and we will not give up until we have true noticias about him.
Next Friday day 25 April we invite you to participate in a symbolic commemoration and short long -lived ceremony at 7pm. At the end of the act, there will be a small snack.

Panchen Lama
Panchen Lama's title is given to the spiritual head that occupies second place in the hierarchy of Tibetan Buddhism, after the Dalai Lama. Panchen is a word that comes from the Sanskrit term pandita: sage, And of Tibetan Chenpo: grande. For Tibetans, the Panchen Lama are the emanations of the amitabha Buddha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. They lack political responsibilities, although they are in charge of directing the search for the new Dalai Lama.
He 14 May 1995, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, six years old, He was recognized by the Dalai Lama as one of Tibet's most important religious leaders, The 11th Panchen Lama.
Just a few days later, he 17 May 1995, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family were arrested by the Chinese authorities and have not been seen in public since then.