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10th Panchen Lama of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism (–)

Lobsang Trinley Lhündrub Chökyi Gyaltsen (born Gönbo Cêdän; 19 February – 28 January ) was the tenth Panchen Lama, officially the 10th Panchen Erdeni (Chinese: 第十世班禅额尔德尼; lit. 'Numberlifetime Great Scholar the Treasure'), of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.

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According to Tibetan Buddhism, Panchen Lamas are living emanations of the buddha Amitabha. He was often referred to simply as Choekyi Gyaltsen.

Recognition

The Paṇchen Lama incarnation line began in the seventeenth century after the 5th Dalai Lama gave Chokyi Gyeltsen the title, and declared him to be an emanation of Buddha Amitaba.

Officially, he became the first Panchen Lama in the lineage, while he had also been the sixteenth abbot of Tashilhunpo Monastery.^[1]

The 10th Panchen Lama was born as Gonpo Tseten on 19 February , in Bido, today's Xunhua Salar Autonomous County of Qinghai, kn