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The first Jetsun Dampa, also known as Zanabazar ( 1635- 1723), was identified as the reincarnation of Taranatha of the Jonang school of Tibetan Buddhism. He acceded the head of the Khalkha Mongols. Jetsun Dampa became the spiritual leader of northern Mongolia.
The first two Jetsun Dambas were direct descendants of Chinggis Khan. On the intervation of the Qing Dynasty, which was afraid of Mongol reunification, the rest were chosen from the Tibetans.
When northern Mongolia began the independence movement, the eighth Jetsun Damba ( 1869- 1924) assumed the title of Emperor of Mongolia, called Boghda Khaan (Bogd Khaan). He was the head of the state until his death in 1924. The communist government declared the end of his reincarnation.
The present Khalkha Jetsun Dampa is Jampal Namdol Chokye Gyaltsen, born in LhasaThis is about the city in Tibet. For other meanings of Lhasa see Lhasa (computing) or Lhasa (musician). Lhasa (pop. 200,000; Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , Hanyu Pinyin: Lsa), sometimes called Llasa is the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous R, TibetThis article is on Historic Tibet. Tibet" can also refer to the Tibet Autonomous Region. Tibet ( Tibetan : , (Bod) pronounced Po, Chinese: , pinyin: Xizang) is a region of Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. With an average elevation of 4,900. At the age of four he was recognized as the reincarnation of the Eighth Khalkha Jetsun Dampa, the spiritual head of the Gelugpa lineage in Mongolia. In 1959Events January-February January 1 Cultivars of plants named after this date must be named in a modern language, not in Latin. January 1 Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when forces of Fidel Castro advance January 2 CBS Radio cuts four soap operas: Bac he emigrated to DharamsalaDharamsala is a town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is known as the residence of Tenzin Gyatso, the current Dalai Lama. A substantial community of Tibetan exiles resides in the town. Dharamsala is located in the Kangra valley, in the Dahuladh, IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy. where he now lives in exile.