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Zanabazar
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Also known as Undur Gegen, Ondor Gegen Zanabazar, Zanabazar Gombodoržijn, 1st Jebtsundamba Khutughtu, Gegeen Dzanabadzar, Dzanabadzar, Öndör Gegeen Zanabazar, Ondor Gegeen Zanabazar

Öndör Gegeen Zanabazar (born Eshidorji) was the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu and the first Bogd Gegeen or supreme spiritual authority, of the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) lineage of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism in Mongolia.

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Öndör Gegeen
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Zanabazar
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Jebtsundamba Khutuktu
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Self-portrait, late 17th or early 18th century
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Tibetan Buddhism
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Gelugpa (Yellow Hat)
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Mongolian
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Eshidorji
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1635
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Yesönzüil, Övörkhangai, Tüsheet Khanate
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1723

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Zanabazar
date of birth
1635-01-01
date of death
1723-01-01
name in native language
ᠥᠨᠳᠦᠷ ᠬᠡᠬᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠨᠠᠪᠠᠵᠠᠷ
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10 sections
Contents
  • Life
  • Early life, 1635-1651
  • Spiritual and temporal leadership, 1651-1686
  • Khalkha submission to Qing rule, 1686-1691
  • Final years and death, 1691-1723
  • Artistic works
  • Legacy
  • See also
  • Note
  • References

Öndör Gegeen Zanabazar (born Eshidorji) was the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu and the first Bogd Gegeen or supreme spiritual authority, of the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) lineage of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism in Mongolia.

The son of a Mongol Tüsheet Khan, Zanabazar was declared spiritual leader of Khalkha Mongols by a convocation of nobles in 1639 when he was just four years old. The 5th Dalai Lama (1617–1682) later recognized him as the reincarnation of the Buddhist scholar Taranatha and bestowed on him the Sanskrit name Jñānavajra (Sanskrit: ज्ञानवज्र, Zanabazar in Mongolian) meaning "thunderbolt scepter of wisdom". Over the course of nearly 60 years, Zanabazar advanced the Gelugpa school of Buddhism among the Mongols, supplanting or synthesizing Sakya or "Red Hat" Buddhist traditions that had prevailed in the area, while strongly influencing social and political developments in 17th century Mongolia. His close ties with both Khalka Mongol leaders and the devout Kangxi Emperor facilitated the Khalkha's submission to Qing rule in 1691.

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