Dalai Lama selects US-born Mongolian boy as high-ranking Buddhist leader

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Dalai Lama selects US-born Mongolian boy as high-ranking Buddhist leader
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The Dalai Lama has named an 8-year-old U.S.-born Mongolian boy as the reincarnation of the 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa, the third most important spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism, who will head Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia. The boy will also be tasked with recognizing the next Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama. China has been trying to find a way to seat a pro-Chinese government Dalai Lama for some time now.

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