[Buddha-l] Panchen Lama

[Dan Lusthaus]

China Says Missing Panchen Lama Is Living in Tibet
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: March 7, 2010

Filed at 3:58 a.m. ET

BEIJING (AP) -- A boy who disappeared after being named Tibetan Buddhism's 
second-highest figure by the Dalai Lama is living with his family somewhere 
in Tibet, the Himalayan region's Chinese-appointed governor said Sunday.

Speaking to reporters in Beijing, Padma Choling gave no other details about 
the boy, Gendun Choekyi Nyima, saying only that his siblings were studying 
at a university or working in regular jobs.

''As far as I know, his family and he are now living a very good life in 
Tibet,'' Padma Choling said at a news conference on the sidelines of China's 
annual legislative session. ''He and his family are reluctant to be 
disturbed, they want to live an ordinary life.''

(for the rest, go to)

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/03/07/world/AP-AS-China-Tibet.html

Dan