The 3rd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu (1758-1773), was the third incarnation of the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, the spiritual heads of the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in

Outer Mongolia Outer Mongolia was the name of a territory in the Manchu-led Qing dynasty of China from 1691 to 1911. It corresponds to the modern-day independent state of Mongolia and the Russian republic of Tuva. The historical region gained ''de facto' ...

. His personal name was ''Ishdambiynyam'' and his Tibetan ceremonial name ''Ye-shes-bstan-pa'i-nyi-ma''.

Biography

He came from Tibet and was chosen as the third incarnation after the death of the

2nd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu The 2nd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu (1724-1757), was the second incarnation of the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, the spiritual heads of the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in Outer Mongolia. His personal name was ''Luvsandambiydonmi'' and his Tibetan cerem ...

. The second Jebtsundamba was a member of Mongolia's highest nobility and direct descendant of

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. After Chingünjav's rebellion and the successive demise of the second Jebtsundamba Khutugtu, the

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decreed in 1758 that all future reincarnations were to be found from among the population of Tibet, making the third incarnation the first one from there. 1758 births 1773 deaths Jebtsundamba Khutuktus Qing dynasty Tibetan Buddhists {{Buddhist-clergy-stub