They afterwards witnessed the formal enthronement at another camp in the vicinity called the "Golden Ordu," after which they were presented to the emperor.

A tapestry tangka made in the name of Drakpa Jungne has been preserved, and might have been used at his formal enthronement.

The formal enthronement of the new Emperor will not take place until 1990.

The ceremonies clear the way for Akihito's formal enthronement as Emperor later this year.

Some 2,000 people watched Ratak's formal enthronement last month at the Kagyu Ling temple, which Kalu Rimpoche founded in the Burgundy region of France.

With the formal enthronement of Emperor Akihito nearly a year away, Japan has become entangled in a debate among scholars and political leaders about what sort of ceremony would be appropriate.

His first act after his formal enthronement had been the abolition in perpetuity of the rite of the tourney, and the formal cancellation of all genealogical requirements for appointments public or private.

His formal enthronement was performed by the fourteenth Karmapa, Thegchog Dorje and the first Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye.

The way to his formal enthronement was still long.

He made is formal enthronement in Făgăraş on 28 September 1732, and, following his insistence, on 11 December 1732 he was given a seat in the Transylvanian Diet.