The 6th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu (1842-1848), was the sixth incarnation of the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, the spiritual heads of the Gelug

Gelug

The Gelug or Gelug-pa , also known as the Yellow Hat sect, is a school of Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa , a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader...

 lineage of Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism

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 in Mongolia

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. His personal name was Luvsantüvdenchoyjijaltsan and his Tibetan ceremonial name Blo-bzang-dpal-ldan-bstan-pa.

Biography

The son of local donkey shepherds, he was found and determined by monks after the death of the previos 5th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu to be the sixth incarnation. He died however from smallpox

Smallpox

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at the young age of six after only 59 days on the throne.