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Definition of panchen lamas in English English dictionary
- plural form of Panchen Lama
- Panchen Lama
- The second-highest ranking lama of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism, after the Dalai Lama
- Panchen Lama
- Any of the line of reincarnated lamas who head the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Tibet, traditionally second only to the Dalai Lama in spiritual authority in the dominant sect of Tibetan Buddhism. A Panchen Lama installed by the Chinese Nationalist government in 1949 later became an official under the Chinese communists. He remained in Tibet after the 14th Dalai Lama fled into exile in 1959 but was imprisoned in 1964 after criticizing the government. He was released in the late 1970s and died in 1989. The Dalai Lama and government subsequently chose different successors
- panchen lama
- the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama
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