摘要
After more than 20 years of sutras study,the 11th Panchen Lama has attained the highest degree in exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism,equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education.The 11th Panchen Lama,Panchen Erdeni Choskyi Gyalpo,earned the Kachen degree after completing a two-hour debate on Oct.26 at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in the city of Shigatse,Tibet Autonomous Region.The important occasion was witnessed by about 800 people,including revered Buddhists from major monasteries and temples in Tibet,as well as monks and pilgrims.
