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The Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, who is second in spiritual authority to the Dalai Lama, led about 900 monks in chanting prayers on Wednesday at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Xinhua said.
The Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, who is second in spiritual authority to the Dalai Lama, led about 900 monks in chanting prayers on Wednesday at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Xinhua said.
The Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu, second to the Dalai Lama in spiritual authority, chanted prayers with around 900 monks on Jan 8 at Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, according to Xinhua.