活佛转世有序进行。活佛转世制度作为西藏宗教特有的信仰和传承方式，得到国家和西藏自治区各级政府的尊重，国家制定出台了《藏传佛教活佛转世管理办法》。1995年，西藏自治区按照宗教仪轨和历史定制，经过金瓶掣签，报国务院批准，完成了第十世班禅大师转世灵童的寻访、认定以及第十一世班禅的册立和坐床。据最新统计，西藏现有活佛358名，其中60多位新转世活佛按历史定制和宗教仪轨得到认定。

　　藏传佛教僧人学经制度不断完善。自治区制定出台《办好西藏佛学院分院的意见》《西藏佛学院学衔授予办法(试行)》，在北京和拉萨分别建有中国藏语系高级佛学院和西藏佛学院，作为藏传佛教高级宗教人才培养基地，系统招收培养藏传佛教教职人员。西藏60多座各教派寺庙开办有寺庙自办的学经班，完全按照传统习惯进行宗教学修和学位学衔的考核晋升。2005年开始，每年在北京中国藏语系高级佛学院举行藏传佛教“拓然巴”高级学衔考试和授予仪式，在大昭寺和拉萨三大寺进行格西“拉让巴”学位考试。截至目前，已有84名学经僧人获得了格西“拉让巴”学位，46名僧人获得了中国藏语系高级佛学院“拓然巴”高级学衔。

The Living Buddha reincarnation is proceeding well. The Living Buddha reincarnation is a succession system unique to Tibetan Buddhism, and is respected by the state and governments at different levels of the autonomous region, the state having issued the Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism. Through traditional religious rituals and historical conventions like drawing lots from a golden urn, in 1995 Tibet Autonomous Region sought out and identified the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Erdeni, and conferred and enthroned the 11th Panchen Erdeni, with the approval of the State Council. Tibet now has 358 Living Buddhas, more than 60 of whom have been confirmed through historical conventions and traditional religious rituals.

The system whereby Tibetan Buddhist monks learn sutras is improving since the autonomous region issued the Opinions on Building a Branch of the Tibetan Buddhist Institute and Methods of Awarding Academic Ranks in the Tibetan Buddhist Institute (trial). The China Tibetan Language High-level Institute of Buddhism has been set up in Beijing, and the Tibetan Buddhist Institute in Lhasa. Both recruit and train senior Buddhist teaching personnel. More than 60 monasteries of various sects in Tibet have their own sutra learning classes, and teach and confer degrees according to tradition. Since 2005, senior academic ranks examinations and degree conferring ceremonies have been held each year at the China Tibetan Language High-level Institute of Buddhism in Beijing, and degree examinations unique to Gelug held in Jokhang Temple and the three major monasteries in Lhasa. So far, a total of 84 monks have received senior academic titles in Lhasa and 46 in Beijing.