The Panchen Lama has visited Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

The 11th Panchen Lama visits the Jokhang Temple, the most renowned monastery in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, to pay homage and present hada (a piece of silk used as a greeting gift among the Tibetans and Mongolians) to the statues of Buddhas July 15, 2009. [Jue Guo/Xinhua]

The Panchen Lama paid homage and presented khatags, the ceremonial silk scarves used by Tibetans for blessings, to the Buddha statues there.

He also led a 30-minute sutra chanting ceremony. He and the temple's monks prayed for the prosperity and stability of the country and a good harvest. Afterwards, the Panchen Lama blessed the monks in the traditional way.

Jokhang Temple is the most famous monastery in Lhasa. The Panchen Lama was selected as a living Buddha at the Jokhang Temple 14 years ago when he was 5 years old.

(CCTV July 17, 2009)