Body of Late Living Buddha Cremated

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Body of Late Living Buddha Cremated

The body of eminent Living Buddha Bomi Qambalozhub was cremated Sunday in Gandan Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, in a solemn ceremony.

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The body of eminent Living Buddha Bomi Qambalozhub was cremated Sunday in Gandan Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, in a solemn ceremony.

The Living Buddha who died on November 20 aged 83 at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, was the first master for the 11th Panchen Lama, a current spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists.

The ceremony was held according to Tibetan Buddhist traditions.Many Lamas and Tibetan Buddhist believers prayed during the ceremony, which lasted for nearly three hours.

The Living Buddha was born in Zayu County, Tibet, in 1919. He received the highest academic title of Tibetan Buddhism in 1959, became chairman of the Tibet branch of the Buddhist Association of China in 1992, and was vice-chairman of the Consultative Committee of the Buddhist Association of China in 2002.

He was a member of the 7th and 8th national committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

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