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Late Chinese leader Chairman Mao Zedong (R) talks with Bainqen Erdini Qoigyi Gyaincain, then the acting chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region, on Jan. 23, 1961. |
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Jan. 28, 2009 is the 20th anniversary of the passing away of Bainqen Erdini Qoigyi Gyaincain, the 10th Panchen Lama. Born in 1938, the 10th Panchen Lama was a native of Xunhua County in northwestern China’s Qinghai Province, and died in 1989. He was the Vice Chairman of the 2nd CPPCC National Committee, Honorary Chairman of the Buddhist Association of China, and a religious leader of Tibetan Buddhism. Today, let us relive some historic and unforgettable moments in the life of the great master in the following photos. (All the photos by courtesy of Nationality Pictorial).