Tibetans coerced to attend the Kalachakra empowerment led by ‘fake Panchen’

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Tenzin Nyidon 

DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 14: Chinese authorities have reportedly forced thousands of Tibetans, including monks, nuns, and high-ranking lamas such as the 7th Gunthang Rinpoche, the Sakya abbot, and the Sera abbot, to attend a Kalachakra empowerment conducted by Gyaltsen (Gyalcain) Norbu, the Chinese-appointed Panchen Lama, known among Tibetans as the ‘fake Panchen’. The four-day religious event was held from October 9 to 12 at the Kyi-kyi Nakha site of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lamas in Shigatse.

There has been a prior precedent of authorities compelling atten...

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