Noun
the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama
Source: WordNetAdditionally, he himself and Panchen Lama of Dirgacha wrote a secret letter to the East India Company seeking military assistance. Source: Internet
The High Road to China: George Bogle, the Panchen Lama and the First British Expedition to Tibet (2006) Bloomsbury UK. Source: Internet
Supporters of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima in the 11th Panchen Lama controversy have called him a "political prisoner", despite the fact that he is not accused of a political offense. Source: Internet
The Search for the Panchen Lama. Source: Internet
They eventually nominated one Pekar Dzinpa, a monk but also rumoured to be Lhazang's son, McKay 2003, p. 569. and Lhazang had him installed as the 'real' Sixth Dalai Lama, endorsed by the Panchen Lama and named Yeshe Gyatso in 1707. Source: Internet