Chinese government claim; from 1987, Tibet selected a number of living Buddha to study in Beijing Institute for senior buddhist. They claim to consider reincarnation of living Buddha an important event in Tibetan Buddhism. "In 1992, the Democratic Management Committee of the Tsurphu (Curbo) monastery near Lhasa found the reincarnated child of the 16th Karmapa Garmaba) of Kagyudpa, the white sect of tibetan Buddhism, in Chamdo (Qamdo) according to the will of the late Karmapa (Garmaba.)

It was the first reincarnation of a living buddha since 1949.

"Now the Tibet chapter of the Chinese Buddhist Association is helping Tashi Lhunpo monastery (Zhaxi Lhunbo Lamasery's) Democratic Committee to search for the reincarnated child of the 10th Panchen Lama (Bainqen Lama.)" (EuroTibet News N·1)