Jampal Namdröl Chökyi Gyaltsen | |
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![]() The 9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu | |
His Holiness the 9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu (Bogd Khan) | |
Preceded by | Bogd Khan |
Succeeded by | 10th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 January 1933 Lhasa, Tibet |
Died | 1 March 2012 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | (aged 79)
Occupation | Spiritual head of Mongolia |
The 9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu (January 6, 1933 – March 1, 2012) was the 9th reincarnation of the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, the third highest lama in the Tibetan Buddhism hierarchy and the spiritual leader of the Gelug lineage among the Khalkha Mongols.[citation needed] Although recognized as the reincarnation of the Bogd Khan in 1936, his identity was kept a secret by the Dalai Lama until 1990, due to the persecution of the Buddhist religion by the Communist Mongolian People's Republic, and he did not reside in Mongolia until the final year of his life.
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