Dalai Lama Appoints A US Born Mongolian Boy As The 3rd Highest Leader In Buddhism

Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, has appointed an 8-year-old American-born Mongolian boy as the 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche, the third highest rank in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy. It is said that the ceremony was held in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh in India earlier this month.

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In a ceremony, while appointing this boy as the third highest spiritual leader, Dalai Lama said, "We have the reincarnation of Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche of Mongolia with us today.” He is the third senior most lama or spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and this boy is the head of the faith in Mongolia that's how the Dalai Lama introduced him. He is believed to be the Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche’s reincarnation by Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.

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The 10th Khalkha is one of the twin boys with the names Aguidau and Achiltai Attanmar, and he is a member of one of Ulan Bator's wealthiest political and financial families. The Dalai Lama institution in Dharamshala is keeping quiet about the new Mongolian Tibetan leader's true identity because they believe the Chinese government would try to target him.

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It is noticeable that China has continued to stick to its policy of only recognising Buddhist leaders chosen by its own government. As a result, China might find it offensive that the young Mongolian lad was chosen to be the third-highest lama.

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According to the media report, the boy is the son of a university mathematics professor in the US and the grandson of a former Mongolian parliamentarian.

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