Bskal-bzang Tshe-brtan

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Bskal-bzang Tshe-brtan

Tibetan abbot

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…1938 in Qinghai province, China, Bskal-bzang Tshe-brtan, was recognized as his successor by the Chinese government but without having gone through the usual exacting tests that determine rebirth. He was taken to Tibet in 1952 under communist military escort and enthroned as head abbot of Tashilhunpo. The Panchen Lama remained…
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…1938 in Qinghai province, China, Bskal-bzang Tshe-brtan, was recognized as his successor by the Chinese government but without having gone through the usual exacting tests that determine rebirth. He was taken to Tibet in 1952 under communist military escort and enthroned as head abbot of Tashilhunpo. The Panchen Lama remained…
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