Traditionally,the Dalai Lama,the Bainqen Erdeni and other high Living Buddhas had to be recognized and appointed by the central government in order to secure their political and religious legal status in Tibet.

• 依历史定制，达赖喇嘛、班禅额尔德尼以及其他大活佛，必须得到中央政府的认可和册封，他们在西藏地方才有政治上和宗教上的合法地位。