Panchen Lama urges service of the nation

Tibetan Buddhism should better serve national development, social progress and people’s happiness through reforms and progress, said the 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu.

The founding of New China and the democratic reform in Tibet helped Tibetan Buddhism adapt to a socialist society, but the religion still needs to conduct more exploration and improvement in terms of doctrines and regulations, rituals and customs as well as ways of belief, the Panchen Lama told

China News Service on the sidelines of the annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, which ended on March 10.

Last year marked the 70th anniversary of Tibet’s peaceful liberation.

Since 1951, the region has undergone drastic changes, enjoying unprecedented population growth, work and life, democratic reform, improved infrastructure and more employment and business opportunities.