Panchen Lama

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The Panchen Lama is one of the highest-ranking lamas in Tibetan Buddhism, traditionally regarded as a key religious authority and spiritual teacher second only to the Dalai Lama.

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Surface form Occurrences
Panchen Lama lineage 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tibetan Buddhist title
religious office
associatedWith Dalai Lama NERFINISHED
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery NERFINISHED
controversy dispute over recognition of the 11th Panchen Lama
countryOfOrigin Tibet NERFINISHED
etymology from Sanskrit "pandita" (scholar) and Tibetan "chen" (great)
fieldOfWork Buddhist philosophy
Tibetan Buddhist ritual
monastic administration
genderOfTitleHolder traditionally male
hasHistoricalSignificance important in relations between Tibet and China
symbol of Tibetan religious authority
hasNotableBearer 10th Panchen Lama NERFINISHED
11th Panchen Lama NERFINISHED
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima NERFINISHED
Gyaincain Norbu NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfIncarnations multiple successive incarnations
hasPart lineage of reincarnated lamas
hasRank one of the highest-ranking lamas in Tibet
honorificPrefix Panchen NERFINISHED
influences Tibetan monastic education
Tibetan religious life
languageOfWorkOrName Tibetan language
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity China NERFINISHED
Shigatse NERFINISHED
Tibet Autonomous Region NERFINISHED
partOf Tibetan Buddhist reincarnation system
playsRoleIn Tibetan Buddhist succession procedures
recognition of the Dalai Lama
positionInHierarchy second to the Dalai Lama
recognizedBy Central Tibetan Administration NERFINISHED
Chinese government NERFINISHED
religion Tibetan Buddhism
religiousTradition Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED
responsibleFor preserving Tibetan Buddhist doctrine
spiritual education of Tibetan Buddhists
teaching Buddhist philosophy
scope primarily Tibetan cultural sphere
seeAlso Dalai Lama NERFINISHED
titleHolderRole high-ranking lama
religious authority
spiritual teacher
traditionalSeat Tashi Lhunpo Monastery NERFINISHED
typeOf tulku lineage
usedBy Gelug school clergy
Tibetan Buddhists

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Xumi Fushou Temple associatedWith Panchen Lama
Yonghegong Lama Temple associatedWith Panchen Lama
this entity surface form: Panchen Lama lineage
Xumi Fushou Temple dedicatedTo Panchen Lama
Tibetan Buddhism hasLeaderTitle Panchen Lama
Tibetan people spiritualLeader Panchen Lama