“Panchen Brings Us Happiness”——The 11th Panchen Erdeni in Sichuan

On the Khampa Plateau in June the green pasturelands stretch endlessly to the horizon and beyond. From the 12th to the 28th, the 11th Panchen Erdeni visited many places in Sichuan, including Chengdu, Leshan, Emeishan, Ya＇an, Luding, Kangding, Yajiang, Litang, Danba, Markang, Hongyuan, Aba, Ruo＇ergai and Jiuzhaigou. He also worshipped Buddha and met many people from Buddhist circles and numerous common disciples. The distance covered by his travels was 3,000 km. He passed through more than 10 counties in the Tibetan-inhabited areas in Sichuan, visited more than 10 monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism such as the Changqing Ker Monastery, Huiyuan Monastery, Gemo Monastery, etc., where, watched by many common disciples, he presided over Buddhist activities and gave out alms. He gave blessings by touching the foreheads of an estimated 70,000 believers, visited the new villages of herders and extended his best wishes to poor Tibetan families.