Passion for his own ethnic group
The 10th Panchen Lama was very concerned about implementing the Law for Ethnic Regional Autonomy in the People's Republic of China in Tibet, and he put forward many pertinent opinions and suggestions. He actively assisted in implementing the Party's ethnic and religious policies, united front work policies, and other policies. He was especially concerned about the economic development and cultural construction of Tibet and proposed to set up an "Aid Tibet Development Foundation", on which he personally served as chairman. He focused on maintaining and developing the traditional culture of the Tibetan people and proposed important suggestions on strengthening the study and use of Tibetan language.
The 10th Panchen Lama scrupulously adhered to his belief that patriotism and love for one's own ethnic group were completely unified. He believed that loving one's country was the premise of loving one's ethnic group, and loving one's ethnic group was the foundation of loving the country.
Passion for his religious faith
The 10th Panchen Lama inherited and developed the great tradition of patriotism and love of religion of past Panchen Lamas while constantly introducing new content in line with social development. He actively assisted the Party and government in carrying out policies on religious freedom. In addition, he actively promoted the good of Tibetan Buddhism and abolished the bad, pursuing a system of monastery management in socialist society and gradually adapting Tibetan Buddhism to China's socialist society, and he made a useful attempt to harmonize them.
He first put forth an opinion on popularizing Constitution in monasteries during the democratic reform of Tibet, which was directed at feudalistic privilege that existed in monasteries, and wrote this into a resolution by the Tibet Autonomous Region Preparatory Committee.
In 1987, the 10th Panchen Lama established the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China and served as its director. With it, he initiated a good model for training high Buddhist monks to become leaders supporting the Party, patriotic to the country, following the socialist path, and gaining high religious achievements.
Xi Zhongxun (first from left), the 10th Panchen Lama (center), and Deng Yingchao (first from right) attended the founding ceremony of the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China.
Throughout his life, the 10th Panchen Lama was devoted to patriotism and love of religion. He made great efforts towards realizing happiness for the people and world peace, towards national prosperity and peace, social harmony, and ethnic unity, and he should always be remembered by future generations.
Editor: Tommy Tan.
The 10th Panchen Lama had a life of patriotism and love for his religion. It was a life dest...