After the passing of the living Buddha in the previous life, the search and recognition of the reincarnated spiritual child must go through a series of complex procedures, especially the recognition of some great living Buddhas is not only complicated, but also full of mystery.

After the passing of the living Buddha in the previous life, the search and recognition of the reincarnated spiritual child must go through a series of complex procedures, especially the recognition of some great living Buddhas is not only complicated, but also full of mystery.

The first program is Long Dan, which checks the letters and poems written by the living Buddha who just passed away, whether there are any metaphorical or prophetic words in the letter, whether the poem is a hidden poem, etc. For example, in the will before the death of the sixteenth Karmapa, it describes the location and characteristics of his reincarnation place.

The second program records the divine decree. Tibet has four places where divine decree can be issued, 1. . Lamu in Dazi County, , 2. Naiyan at the foot of the southeast of Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, 3. Gawadong not far northwest of Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, 4. Sangye in Zha'an County, south of Shannan. The team who searched for the spirit boy was in one of the places, and determined that God had possessed through relevant rituals, and recorded what he said as God's will.

The third program of divination is used to find the direction of reincarnation and some other information through divine divination, which is mutually verified with the recorded divine will.

The fourth program is the most important "viewing the lake". The Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama have their own soul lake, called Lama Nacuo. The lamas came to the lake to offer tributes and Hada , and presented a porcelain bottle containing prayer scriptures to the lake. Then they sat cross-legged by the lake and recited scriptures and prayed carefully, carefully observing the scenes of the ripples and reflections of the lake water. Can they see the family situation of the reincarnated spirit child and the characteristics of the house and behind the house.

The fifth procedure is to identify relics. The lamas in the search group deliberately dressed in tatters. Once they meet a child in the area determined before, the child just pounces on the lama who is the most worn and has the highest status. Then they will test the child and take out the items used by the Living Buddha during his lifetime and some fakes. If the children catch all the authentic products, they will immediately announce their identity and say that the child recognizes the items from his previous life, but it is also very likely that the direction of the search will be to meet several children who catch all the authentic products. This is very accidental and you must keep going in the direction of identification.

The sixth program golden urn draw lots. Qianlong was made in 457. Benba bottles . Benba means the Tibetan bottle. One is in Yonghe Palace in Beijing and the other is in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. The name of each spiritual child is written in three words: Manchu, Han and Tibetan on the sign made of ivory. In addition, there is a blank tag, wrapped in paper and put it into the golden urn. Then the lamas recite scriptures for seven days and seven nights. After the chanting, the minister in Tibet or the Minister of the Lifan Academy takes a pair of gold chopsticks and stirs it three times in the bottle, and picks up a paper package. The child being drawn is the next big living Buddha recognized by the Qing government. If the blank tag is drawn, all programs will be restarted.

This search process may take several months or even years. After the entire procedure results are determined, it will be reported to the central government for approval and enthronement. The central government will send important personnel to preside over the bed-sitting ceremony to award gold book and gold seals. Only then can the spiritual child start religious activities with the identity of a new living Buddha.