Panchen Lama Options

[華夏無產]

There has been a lot of talk these days in the west and other places about the (Han) Chinese interfering with the Tibetan's selection of a new Panchen Lama. They claim that the Central Government has destroyed yet another valuable Chinese tradition by interfering with selecting a new Panchen Lama. I mention a few points as proposed by the Chinese side.

Panchen's rank in Tibetan society is almost directly below the Dalai. His lineage dates to the 16th century, when the original Panchen Lama was declared to be the incarnation of Amitabha (阿彌陀佛). The Panchen has two main duties within Lamaism, first he is the tutor of the Dalai Lama, and second, he serves as the Abbot of the monastery for centuries.

In 1792, the Qianlong (乾隆) emperor, Aixinjuelo Hong-Li (愛新覺羅弘曆) instituted a ceremony to select the Panchen Lama involving a lottery, a golden urn and names wrapped in barley dough balls. This ceremony allowed that the central government would have final say on the selection of the new Panchen Lama. editem

[freelance]

There has been a lot of talk these days in the west and other places about the (Han) Chinese interfering with the Tibetan's selection of a new Panchen Lama. They claim that the Central Government has destroyed yet another valuable Chinese tradition by interfering with selecting a new Panchen Lama. I mention a few points as proposed by the Chinese side.

Panchen's rank in Tibetan society is almost directly below the Dalai. His lineage dates to the 16th century, when the original Panchen Lama was declared to be the incarnation of Amitabha (阿彌陀佛). The Panchen has two main duties within Lamaism, first he is the tutor of the Dalai Lama, and second, he serves as the Abbot of the monastery for centuries.

In 1792, the Qianlong (乾隆) emperor, Aixinjuelo Hong-Li (愛新覺羅弘曆) instituted a ceremony to select the Panchen Lama involving a lottery, a golden urn and names wrapped in barley dough balls. This ceremony allowed that the central government would have final say on the selection of the new Panchen Lama. editem

This is just another Chinese propaganda shiit and I will get you back as soon as I get anough time beside my school work. However, I am glag that you raised this question!

Love Tibet Love Freedom
Freelance

[直隸總督]

There has been a lot of talk these days in the west and other places about the (Han) Chinese interfering with the Tibetan's selection of a new Panchen Lama. They claim that the Central Government has destroyed yet another valuable Chinese tradition by interfering with selecting a new Panchen Lama. I mention a few points as proposed by the Chinese side.

Panchen's rank in Tibetan society is almost directly below the Dalai. His lineage dates to the 16th century, when the original Panchen Lama was declared to be the incarnation of Amitabha (阿彌陀佛). The Panchen has two main duties within Lamaism, first he is the tutor of the Dalai Lama, and second, he serves as the Abbot of the monastery for centuries.

In 1792, the Qianlong (乾隆) emperor, Aixinjuelo Hong-Li (愛新覺羅弘曆) instituted a ceremony to select the Panchen Lama involving a lottery, a golden urn and names wrapped in barley dough balls. This ceremony allowed that the central government would have final say on the selection of the new Panchen Lama. editem

This is just another Chinese propaganda shiit and I will get you back as soon as I get anough time beside my school work. However, I am glag that you raised this question!

Love Tibet Love Freedom
Freelance

Everything is a Chinese propaganda to you.

[chynagongju]

Everything with the whole Panchen Lama deal would be peachy, ok well not peachy, but not under such criticism, if the Dalai Lama at the time didn't decide to mess it up by declaring the reincarnation by himself, negating the validity of the Chinese govt's method and such.

But yes the "Golden Urn" method was employed first by the Emperor QianLong.

[直隸總督]

In Ming Dynasty, Beijing set up a command administration 都指揮使司 in Wusiznag ( Tibet) and ordered that all Lamas and officials could be legitimate only if the central government approved.
In 1653, Lobsang Gyatso ( Dalai V ) restored stability in Tibet and he went to Beijing to ask for a promotion from Emperor Shunzhi ( Aixinjueluo Fulin). With the emperor's recognition, Dalai V then became a legitimate ruler of Tibet.
In 1706, Dalai VI was removed from power because of indecency. Beijing send an army to convoy Dalai VII back to Tibet and rule the region. In 1713, Panchen Lama was promoted and recognized by Beijing. He had the same authority with Dalai and that the older among Panchen and Dalai would become the teacher of the younger one. In 1727, Beijing appointed an minister/governor of Xizang 駐藏大臣 who had the same power with Dalai. In 1793, the central government passed the 欽定藏內善後章程 which clearly stated the reincarnation process of Dalai and Panchen, authority of government and religion, and clear boundaries of Qinghai, Sichuan, Xinjiang and Xizang.
It's very obvious that either Dalai and Panchen had/has to be recognized by the central government in Beijing first in order to practice his legitimacy.

[華夏無產]

There has been a lot of talk these days in the west and other places about the (Han) Chinese interfering with the Tibetan's selection of a new Panchen Lama. They claim that the Central Government has destroyed yet another valuable Chinese tradition by interfering with selecting a new Panchen Lama. I mention a few points as proposed by the Chinese side.

Panchen's rank in Tibetan society is almost directly below the Dalai. His lineage dates to the 16th century, when the original Panchen Lama was declared to be the incarnation of Amitabha (阿彌陀佛). The Panchen has two main duties within Lamaism, first he is the tutor of the Dalai Lama, and second, he serves as the Abbot of the monastery for centuries.

In 1792, the Qianlong (乾隆) emperor, Aixinjuelo Hong-Li (愛新覺羅弘曆) instituted a ceremony to select the Panchen Lama involving a lottery, a golden urn and names wrapped in barley dough balls. This ceremony allowed that the central government would have final say on the selection of the new Panchen Lama. editem

This is just another Chinese propaganda shiit and I will get you back as soon as I get anough time beside my school work. However, I am glag that you raised this question!

Love Tibet Love Freedom
Freelance

Yeah, I really want to know what Tibetans say about this. But I do know that Qianlong was the first to do the 'golden-urn' system.