'Reincarnate lama' causes stir with arrival!

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The arrival of a 'reincarnate lama' at Changi Airport Terminal 1 caused a large stir on late Tuesday night (3 April), as devotees and onlookers alike rushed to catch a glimpse of the 'living boy Buddha'.

Evelyn, 42, was at the airport at about 10pm when she noticed that a number of people seemed to be waiting for one particular person.
"I was at the Burger King outlet when I noticed that a number of people had started gathering around the area. In fact, some of them were monks dressed in their robe, so I thought something big will be happening soon."

By the time the 'reincarnate lama' arrived out of the gates, carried on an older monk's back, a large group had gathered. "The situation became very chaotic, with many people scrambling to take a photo of him. It was very crowded."

This 'reincarnate lama' is a 4-year-old boy named Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche. The 14th Dalai Lama recognised him as the reincarnation of the Buddhist practitioner Geshe Lama Konchog.

This is Tenzin's first visit to Singapore, and first time stepping out of his birthplace of Nepal and India. He will visit the Thekchen Choling, which is a temple that Geshe Lama Konchog himself instructed to be set up.

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