Who is The Penchen Lama from My Journey to Lhasa and what is their importance? My_Journey_to_Lhasa English & Literature The Penchen Lama | My Journey to Lhasa

The Penchen Lama, also called the Tashi Lama or the Penchen Tashi Lama, is the second most revered religious figure in Tibet after the Dalai Lama. David-Neel writes that the Penchen Lama is an educated man who encourages learning. She became personally acquainted with him on an earlier visit to Tibet when he offered her access to religious texts. At the time described in "My Journey to Lhasa," the Penchen Lama has been exiled from central Tibet, possibly because of his sympathy for the former Chinese government.