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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 much-loved 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. So at 18, he broke free from the monastery to experience the Western world for himself – from trance raves in Ibiza to living on the streets in Naples and Venice. After two decades of adventures, he reflects on his unusual upbringing – and everything he's learned since.

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

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Zoe Gelber

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