July 4, 2010 2:00 PM

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Tibetan boy chosen as 6th 'Living Buddha' by China

After years of search by top monks, a 4-year-old Tibetan boy was today chosen as the sixth 'Living Buddha' in the Tibetan capital Lhasa through a lot-drawing system of two candidates. It was conducted by the 11th Panchen Lama who is being projected by China as the Dalai Lama's successor.The ceremony took place in Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.The lot-drawing process was followed under the guidelines stipulated by the Chinese government. The 20-year old Lama himself was chosen in a similar fashion 15 years ago.

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