10th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu

On 8 March 2023, the 14th Dalai Lama publicly acknowledged the 10th reincarnation of the Jebtsundamba Khutughtu at a ceremony in Dharamsala, India, saying:"We have the reincarnation of Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa [Jebtsundamba] Rinpoché of Mongolia with us today.

"[5]The child is one of a pair of identical twin boys and was born in Washington, D.C. to Mongolian parents, thereby giving him American citizenship.

[6] The name of the 10th Bogd is given only as A. Altannar; neither the parents, nor the Dalai Lama have stated which child was presented at the March 2023 ceremony.

The boy and his brother are the children of Altannar Chinchuluun, a mathematics professor at the National University of Mongolia, and Munkhnasan Narmandakh, CEO of Monpolymet Group, a mining and construction conglomerate founded by her mother, former Mongolian parliament member and founder of Monpolymet Group Tsedengiin Garamjav.

[1][6] The child has not, as of March 2023[update], been publicly enthroned as the 10th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu.