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Erdne-Basan Ombadykow (Oirat: Омбадһа Эрдн-Басң, romanized: Ombadha Erdn-Basñ, [ombadəˈɣa ɛrdˈnə baˈsəŋk], Russian: Эрдни Басангович Омбадыков, romanized: Erdni Basangovich Ombadykov, [ɪrdˈnʲi bɐˈsanɡəvʲɪt͡ɕ ɐmbəˈdɨkəf], born 27 October 1972 in Philadelphia), also known as Telo Tulku Rinpoche (Russian: Тэло Тулку Ринпоче), is the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader of the Kalmyk people. He received his formal training as a bhikṣu in India and was recognized by the 14th Dalai Lama as the current reincarnation of mahasiddha Tilopa.
Between 1992 and 2023, Telo Tulku served as the spiritual head (Shadjin Lama, Oirat: Шаҗн лама, romanized: Şacn lama, [ʃaˈd͡ʒən ˈlama]) of the Buddhists of Kalmykia. Until 2022, he divided his time between Kalmykia and his family in Erie, Colorado. He now lives in Mongolia.