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Now he is 20 Yrs old,

• Gasharthar

  2 Mar 10, 10:14

  Beijing- China's controversial choice as the second highest Tibetan Buddhist leader has been named to a parliamentary advisory body, amid an apparent push by Beijing to promote his legitimacy. The naming of 20 years old Gyaincain Norbu to the body followed news last month that he had been elected vice-president of the Nation's Buddhist Association. Gyaincain Norbu was enthroned by China as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995 ceremony oversen by the communist party, which had rejected a boy selected by the Dalai lama, Tibet's Exiled Spiritual leader.  He has now been named as a delegate to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)-a body that advices the National People's Congress (NPC).....................................