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section_name: Reactions
paragraph_text: Reactions
  
  The 11th Panchen Lama, Gyaincain Norbu, held a donation drive with around 900 monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse that raised nearly 1.5 million yuan ($208,660). Pieces of AI-generated images circulated on Chinese social media, and one netizen from Qinghai was placed in administrative detention for spreading AI image misinformation.
  
  The 14th Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, said he was "deeply saddened" over the earthquake and offered prayers for the victims. He held a memorial service for the victims in India's Karnataka state on 9 January, while members of the Tibetan community also held a candle-light vigil in Dharamsala.