Erdne Ombadykow

Telo Tulku Rinpoche also known as Erdne-Basan Ombadykow, , is a Kalmyk-American Vajrayana Buddhist lama who served as the 19th Shajin Lama, the supreme Buddhist leader of Kalmykia, from 1992 until his resignation in 2023. After leaving Russia for Mongolia in 2022, he publicly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine; Russia subsequently designated him a "foreign agent". As Shajin Lama, he was the spiritual leader of Kalmykia's Buddhists. He also served as the 14th Dalai Lama's representative to Russia, Mongolia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States until May 2026. During

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