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Buddhist chants and Ibiza trance: A Spanish boy’s odyssey

Osel Hita Torres was a baby when he was recognised as the reincarnation of a Tibetan spiritual leader. He was sent to a monastery in India to study, but at 18 he broke free.

Osel Hita Torres was a Spanish toddler when he was recognised by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of a well-known Tibetan Buddhist monk and teacher called Lama Yeshe. As a child he was sent to a monastery in India to prepare for life as a monk and scholar. Many expected him to carry on Lama Yeshe’s work of teaching Buddhism around the world when he grew up. But Osel had other ideas.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Zoe Gelber

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(Photo: The Little Lama Osel with Geshe Gendun Choephel (left) and Lama Zopa Rinpoche (right): Credit: Jacie Keeley)

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