CHINA-TIBET: PEOPLE'S DAILY REPORTS CHINA-APPOINTED PANCHEN LAMA'S VISIT TO JOKHANG TEMPLE IN LHASA
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The Chinese appointed Panchen Lama visited the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa on May 18
morning where he "led the monks in reciting scriptures" and offered prayers. A lengthy People's
Daily (May 19) article said that "monks of Jokhang Temple "Sezhang Team" "held high the
scripture flags and held Tibetan incense according to the religious rituals. Both sides of the
corridor lined up to greet the Panchen Lama". It described the Panchen Lama as "the most
influential reincarnated "living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism"
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