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Monks bow and present “khata” to teenage Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Monks bow and present “khata” to teenage Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Guests and monks choose from a wide selection of homemade Tibetan dishes at the 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony for U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Guests and monks choose from a wide selection of homemade Tibetan dishes at the 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony for U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Hundreds attend the 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony for U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Hundreds attend the 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony for U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Elders dress in traditional clothing to perform a ceremonial Tibetan dance to welcome U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, to his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Elders dress in traditional clothing to perform a ceremonial Tibetan dance to welcome U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, to his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

High school friends and fellow football players line up to present U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, with “khata,” the Tibetan ceremonial scarves that symbolize auspiciousness, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

High school friends and fellow football players line up to present U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, with “khata,” the Tibetan ceremonial scarves that symbolize auspiciousness, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Monks and high school students attend the 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony for U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Monks and high school students attend the 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony for U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Friends, family, and community members attend the 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony of U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Friends, family, and community members attend the 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony of U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Young dancers in bearded masks pose for a photo before performing a dance to wish luck to U.S.-born Buddhist lama Jalue Dorje during his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Young dancers in bearded masks pose for a photo before performing a dance to wish luck to U.S.-born Buddhist lama Jalue Dorje during his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, is presented with “khata,” the Tibetan ceremonial scarves that symbolize auspiciousness, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, is presented with “khata,” the Tibetan ceremonial scarves that symbolize auspiciousness, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, talks with his high school friends near the end of his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, talks with his high school friends near the end of his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, center, calls for his dad before making an entrance at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, center, calls for his dad before making an entrance at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, right, waits in a private room before making an entrance at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony that hundreds attended in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, right, waits in a private room before making an entrance at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony that hundreds attended in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, watches a traditional Tibetan performance at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, watches a traditional Tibetan performance at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Tenzin Lhasa holds her daughter, Dawoe Tenzin Arya, while in procession to present U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, with “khata,” the Tibetan ceremonial scarves that symbolize auspiciousness, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Tenzin Lhasa holds her daughter, Dawoe Tenzin Arya, while in procession to present U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, with “khata,” the Tibetan ceremonial scarves that symbolize auspiciousness, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, right, and a member of the Minnesota Tibetan community bow and touch foreheads in a traditional Tibetan greeting at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, right, and a member of the Minnesota Tibetan community bow and touch foreheads in a traditional Tibetan greeting at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Guests prepare to welcome U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, during his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Guests prepare to welcome U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, during his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Friends, family, and community members attend the 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony of U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Friends, family, and community members attend the 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony of U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

High school friends present U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, with a “khata,” the Tibetan ceremonial scarves that symbolize auspiciousness, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

High school friends present U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, with a “khata,” the Tibetan ceremonial scarves that symbolize auspiciousness, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Guests wait for the entrance of U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Guests wait for the entrance of U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, shows his Drake London, Atlanta Falcons, rookie card, which sits in the back of his phone, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota, on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Isanti, Minn. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, shows his Drake London, Atlanta Falcons, rookie card, which sits in the back of his phone, at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota, on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Isanti, Minn. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Kids play in a back room of the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota during the 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony for U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Kids play in a back room of the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota during the 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony for U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)