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Pope Leo XIV receives Venerable Geshe Lhaaramba D. Javzandorj

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Pope Leo XIV received Venerable Geshe Lhaaramba D. Javzandorj in a private audience at the Vatican on Oct. 26, according to Agenzia Fides. Javzandorj, the Supreme Abbot of Mongolia’s Gandanteqchintelen Monastery, was accompanied by Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, the Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar.

During the meeting, the abbot presented the pope with a painting created by artists from the Gandan Monastery figurative art workshop. Javzandorj has served as the 30th Khamba Nomun Khan and Supreme Abbot of the monastery since November 2023.

Javzandorj earned the Geshe Lharampa degree in 2017, the highest academic qualification in the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. His work includes interfaith cooperation and environmental stewardship through Religions for Peace Mongolia.

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