As China continues to disappear Tibet’s 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima—abducted with his family 31 years ago at the age of six and held with impunity to this day—Ashu Maan notes that a regime can take away the Tibetan people’s religious leader, ban his photograph, and forbid his name, but the belief that recognized him, the tradition that gives him meaning, and the love Tibetans carry for their spiritual heritage cannot be confined to any detention facility.
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