Funeral procession for H. H. the 10th Panchen Lama
H. H. 10th Panchen Lama's burial stupa or Chorten 
Monks at Tashilhunpo Monastery in India 
Tashilhunpo Monastery, Tibet. Click photos for enlargements.His Holiness the Panchen Lama
Tashilhunpo Monastery on the slopes of Mt. Niser in U-Tsang Province, Tibet, has been since 1600 the seat of the Panchen Lama, the second most important spiritual leader of Tibet. In 1447 the Monastery was founded southwest of Shigatse, Tibet's second largest city, by His Holiness the 1st Dalai Lama, Gyalwa Gendun Drup. It is one of the four great monasteries of Central Tibet and one of the Great Six centers of the Geluk tradition.
The Tashilhunpo Monastery has been re-established in Bylakuppe in Karnataka State, India.
The Tenth Panchen Lama (1938-89) was enthroned in 1951. In 1959, after the escape of the Dalai Lama to India, he was appointed acting chairman of the "Prepartory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region." At present there is a dispute over the 11th Pachen Lama with the Dalai Lama recognizing Gendhun Choekyi Nyima and the Chinese government selecting another, Erdini Gyaincain Norbu.
Unfolding of the Great Thangka at Tashilhunpo Monastery during annual Shodon (Yogurt) Festival, Tibet.