China Forces Tibetans To Attend Ceremony Led by 'Fake Panchen Lama'

China Forces Tibetans To Attend Ceremony Led by 'Fake Panchen Lama'

Chinese officials have reportedly compelled thousands of Tibetans, including monks, nuns, and prominent lamas, to participate in a Kalachakra empowerment led by Gyaltsen Norbu, the 'fake Panchen', by Tibetans.

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

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…