Dalai Lama anoints US-born Mongolian boy third highest chief in Buddhism: Report

The transfer to anoint the boy because the third highest lama is more likely to irk China, which has maintained that it’s going to solely recognise Buddhist leaders chosen by its personal authorities.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 27, 2023 17:21 IST

The boy was anointed at a ceremony on March 8 (Photo: Twitter/@ddpthorat)

By India Today World Desk: A Mongolian boy, born within the United States, has been named because the tenth Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche – the third highest rank in Tibetan Buddhism, by the Dalai Lama, a report within the Times mentioned.

According to the report, the Dalai Lama was pictured with the eight-year-old boy at a ceremony on March 8 in Dharamshala, the place the Buddhist chief lives in exile. The information of the ceremony was acquired with pleasure and apprehension as the specter of China’s displeasure over the transfer lingers, the report added.

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The transfer to anoint the boy because the third highest lama is more likely to irk China, which has maintained that it’s going to solely recognise Buddhist leaders chosen by its personal authorities.

The eight-year-old has a twin brother and is the son of a college professor and the grandson of a former Mongolian member of parliament.

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Mar 27, 2023