Gyaincain Norbu

Chökyi Gyalpo
Chökyi Gyalpo
ཆོས་ཀྱི་རྒྱལ་པོ་
	Gyaincain Norbu in 2023
11th Panchen Lama (disputed)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 8 December 1995; PRC interpretation, disputed by Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
Preceded by	Choekyi Gyaltsen
Member of the 11th, 12th, 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 2008
Chairman	Jia Qinglin; Yu Zhengsheng; Wang Yang; Wang Huning
Personal details
Born	Gyaincain Norbu; 13 February 1990 (age 34); Lhari County, Nagqu, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Parents	Sonam Drakpa (father); Sangkyi Dolma (mother);

Chökyi Gyalpo, also referred to by his secular name Gyaincain Norbu or Gyaltsen Norbu (born 13 February 1990), is considered the 11th Panchen Lama by the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC). He is also the vice president of the Buddhist Association of China. Gyalpo is considered by critics to be a proxy of the Chinese government.^[1]

Gyalpo's position as Panchen Lama is disputed by the earlier recognition of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, by the 14th Dalai Lama. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, along with his family and Chadrel Rinpoche, the then-incumbent Khenpo of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, were kidnapped and/or arrested then detained in one or more unknown locations by the Chinese government in the days following the Dalai Lama's official recognition of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima. The Tibetan administration in exile (Central Tibetan Administration) does not recognize the Chinese government's selection using the Golden Urn, but some monks in Chinese-controlled Tibetan monasteries do refer to the Chinese government's selection as the Panchen Lama.^[2]

^ Coonan, Clifford (March 2, 2010). "China appoints Panchen Lama in tactical move to quell unrest – Asia – World". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
^ Watts, Jonathan (8 September 2003). "Struggle over Tibet's 'soul boy'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 June 2008.

[1] Coonan, Clifford (March 2, 2010). "China appoints Panchen Lama in tactical move to quell unrest – Asia – World". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2013.

[soul-2] Watts, Jonathan (8 September 2003). "Struggle over Tibet's 'soul boy'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 June 2008.

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