The Setsang incarnation lineage originated with the recognition of Ngawang Jamyang Tashi as the reincarnation of Ngawang Tashi, who was a disciple of the First Jamyang Zhepa and also second throneholder of Labrang Tashikyil Monastery. Ngawang Tashi was posthumously named the First Setsang and Ngawang Jamyang Tashi became the Second Setsang. The title of Setsang Lama is derived from Ngawang Tashi's clan name, "Se," and "tshang," which means household. The seat is at Terlung Yiga Choling monastery in Amdo.
Biographies
The First Setsang, Ngawang Tashi
b.1678 - d.1738
Ngawang Tashi, posthumously known as the First Setsang, was a disciple of the First Jamyang Zhepa. He trained at Gomang College in Lhasa, assisted his teacher in the founding of Labrang Tashikhyil Monastery, and served as its second throne holder.
