The child, who reportedly has a twin, has now been recognised as the third most important spiritual leader in the religion, behind only the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama. The Jetsun Dhampa is a highly respected figure in Tibetan Buddhism and is considered the faith’s leader in Mongolia. The child will now find himself “at the centre of a tense geo-political ‘chess game’ being played out between powerful governments in east Asia”, said The Times, “and the survival of one of the world’s leading religions may depend upon the outcome”. Outside Buddhist and diplomatic circles the news went almost “unnoticed”, but in Mongolia it “provoked intense excitement among Buddhists, contempt among secular nationalists and alarm among those who fear that it will provoke the rage of the country’s huge and powerful neighbour, China”, said the paper.
It was during this ceremony that the Dalai Lama announced to some 600 Mongolian followers and 5,000 monks and nuns that the tenth reincarnation of the Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoché had been found. China reopens battle over next Dalai LamaĪccording to The Times, the boy, believed to be around eight years old, was pictured for the first time participating in a ceremony alongside the 87-year-old Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, earlier this month.
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