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Panchen Lama concludes visit to Yunnan

Xinhua, June 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

The 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu has concluded a seven-day tour in southwest China's Yunnan Province, where he visited Buddhist sites and conducted rituals.

During the tour, which ended on Monday, he visited two local temples, a Buddhist college, the provincial capital of Kunming and the Xishuangbanna Prefecture.

During the visits to local temples, including the Sumtsen Ling Monastery, the largest Tibetan-Buddhist temple in Yunnan, the Panchen Lama worshipped a Buddha statute, chanted sutras and prayed for all living beings. He also gave blessings to more than 40,000 monks, followers and public visitors.

At a local Buddhist college, he sat in on classes where teachers and students debated Buddhist doctrine and called on the students to study hard.

The Panchen Lama pledged to uphold patriotism and make contributions to national unity, ethnic solidarity, religious harmony and social stability.

He called on all Chinese Tibetan-Buddhist followers to love the country, make efforts to benefit the people and practice benevolence to promote social development and protect national interests. Endi