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Portrait of Thubten Choekyi Nyima, the ninth Panchen Lama, seated in traditional robes with prayer beads, ornate backdrop, and distinctive felt shoes visible.

The 14th Dalai Lama with hands pressed in prayer appears next to a silhouette with a question mark and the text "the next Dalai Lama" between blue arrows.

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The 14th Dalai Lama with hands pressed in prayer appears next to a silhouette with a question mark and the text "the next Dalai Lama" between blue arrows.

How Is the Dalai Lama Chosen?

Tenzin Gyatso was the first Dalai Lama on Instagram. Who will succeed him?

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Portrait of Thubten Choekyi Nyima, the ninth Panchen Lama, seated in traditional robes with prayer beads, ornate backdrop, and distinctive felt shoes visible.

Thubten Choekyi Nyima, the ninth Panchen Lama (1934)

The Panchem Lama is a member of a line of reincarnated lamas who leads the influential...

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