[5] Itigilov's body is currently kept in a glass case in a temple at the Ivolginsky datsan in Buryatia, 23 km from Ulan-Ude, where it has become a place of pilgrimage.

[6] Despite this, due to his intellectual promise, he enrolled in the Anninsky datsan, where he began his education and studied to pass Buddhist academic exams.

[12] Since 1764, the Pandito Khambo Lama was recognized by the state as the leader of Eastern Siberian (predominantly Buryat and Evenki) Buddhists.

[3] At this time, Itigilov was also proclaimed to be a tulku, a deeply enlightened individual who takes corporeal form to continue the lineage of specific teachings.

[14] During the Tsarist period of Buryat Buddhism, the Khambo Lambo was not just a religious leader, but also performed official political and state duties.

[14] As Khambo Lama, Itigilov believed strongly in the prohibition of accepting donations for any reasons other than to benefit monasteries and Buddhist educational initiatives and encouraged his fellow monks to reject unnecessary luxury.

Every year, subjects of China, Tibet, and Mongolia visit Transbaikal and give themselves the title of khubilgans, i. e. divine reincarnations, supplied with permits granted by our diplomatic representatives within the aforementioned countries and often with additional documents from border commissars indicating that they are of high religious rank and their titles have a long historical lineage and so forth; […] In my opinion, foreign lamas caught in the act of attending to religious needs among the populace without written permission of the Bandido Khambo should be immediately escorted back abroad in the custody of local police.

[17] Itigilov's writings were written in the classical Mongolian language, as were many of the records of his life which were documented by his family and fellow monks.

This final work was kept in the Barga region of Mongolian China from the 1930s until 1966, when it was returned to the Ivolginsky datsan by Galeg Balbar-lama.

A fragment can be seen below, translated into Russian by Hambo Lama Ayusheyev:Во время одинокого ухода в следующий мир, Все твое богатство, родные, близкие, Оставшись на родной стороне, не последуют за тобой.

Бесстрастно изучив земную жизнь, начинайте с сегодняшнего дня Практику Десяти Благих Деяний – незамедлительно!!!

[4] The body was then brought to Ivolginsk Datsan and placed on the second floor of one of the monastery's temples, behind curtains and a locked door.

[25] In 2004, the foundation of the Hambo Lama Itigelov Institute was founded at the Ivolginsky datsan to promote the preservation of Itigilov's spiritual history and teachings.

With little known about the document's history or existence before it was discovered, it was suggested that “[the text] had intentionally revealed itself through the agency of Itigelov.”[28] In the work, Itigilov recounts his previous life as the first Khambo Lama Zaiaev.

In this previous life, he met with the Dalai and Panchen Lama, to whom he gave gifts and received information about his other lives.

The document also offers as list of these former lives, which include “five Indian, five Tibetan, and two Buryat incarnations.”[28] In 2008, a new temple to house and honor the body of Itigilov was constructed near the Ivolginsky datsan.

[31] The rediscovery of the body of Itigilov is also connected to a revival of Buryat Buddhism which can be seen in the “construction of a new cult of Pandito Khambo Lama Itigelov which is actively supported in the media and social networks.”[32] On the social media platform VKontakte, based out of Saint Petersburg, there is a community group “Khambo Lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigelov” where online members discuss Itigilov's life and teachings, showing the influence of Buddhist social media communities.