In an effort to finally subjugate rebellious Tibet, the Chinese government adopted a curious law that puts reincarnation under state control. Officials will now appoint reborn Buddhas and saints, and the real Panchen Lama lives in Nanjing under strict supervision, studies at the university and does not seem to be plotting any sedition. The Tibetan government in exile is doing everything to find and rescue the spiritual teacher. And they can be helped by people who seem to be extremely far from politics - a family of hereditary perfumers, in whose collection, among perfumes and colognes, lies a scent that can revive in a person the memory of past lives...