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Jebtsundamba Khutuktu
Spiritual head of Gelug Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia
The Jebtsundamba Khutuktu[a] or Khalkha Jetsün Dampa Rinpoche is a title given to the spiritual head of the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia.[1] They also hold the title of Bogd Gegeen, making them the top-ranked lama in Mongolia.
History
The first Jebtsundamba, Zanabazar (1635–1723), was identified as the reincarnation of the scholar Taranatha of the Jonang school of Tibetan Buddhism. Zanabazar was the son of the Tüsheet Khan Gombodorj, ruler of central Khalkha Mongolia, and himself became the spiritual head of the Khalkha Mongols.
On May 29, the Jebtsundamba Khutukhtu paid homage to the Kangxi Emperor in 1691 at Dolonnor.[2]
Like Zanabazar, the 2nd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu was a member of Mongolia's highest nobility and direct descendant of Genghis Khan.
After Chingünjav's rebellion and the demise of the second Jebtsundamba Khutugtu, the Qianlong