Losang Dorj from Lhongzi County of Lhoka Prefecture in southern Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) is selected as the reincarnation of the 5th Dezhub Living Buddha, photo from CNR, July 4, 2010.

Dawa Tsering, chairman of the Buddhist Association of Lhoka and head of the search team for reincarnation boys, puts the slips bearing names of the candidates into the gold urn, photo from CNR, July 4, 2010.

A worker shows the selected slip to attendee, which confirmes Losang Doje was the reincarnated boy photo from CNR, July 4, 2010. 

The sixth Dezhub Living Buddha, or the reincarnation of the 5th Dezhub Living Buddha, was selected Sunday morning at the Jokhang Temple of Lhasa, capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), following a lot-drawing ceremony.

After lot-drawing from a gold urn, Losang Dorj from the Lhongzi County of Lhoka Prefecture in southern TAR was chosen as the living Buddha out of two candidates. He will succeed as the 6th Dezhub Living Buddha after being approved by the government of TAR.

The ceremony was held strictly in accordance with the religious practices and historical conventions of the Tibetan Buddhism and the Regulation on Reincarnation of Living Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs.