The 11th Panchen Lama chants Buddhist scriptures.

June 21, 2010 -- The 11th Panchen Lama Erdini Gyaincain Norbu, vice president of the Buddhist Association of China visited the Ngamring Chodegong Monastery, the Lhatse Chode Monastery and Natang Monastery in Xigaze Prefecture, where he held large prayer services and gave head-touch blssings to more than 15,000 local devotees from June 16th to 18th.

The 11th Panchen Lama gives head-touch blessings to local devotees in Xigaze Prefecture, China's Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).

The 11th Panchen Lama presents Jambhala knots to monks in Xigaze.

A local devotee receives the puffing blessing from the 11th Panchen Lama.