The Treasury of Lives

The Changkya incarnation line is based at Gonlung Jampa Ling, one of the four most important Geluk monasteries in Amdo. Many of the Changkya lamas had a close relationship with the Qing court. The Second Changkya Ngawang Lobzang Choden was a close teacher of the Kangxi Emperor and responsible for the initial spread of the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism in the high circles of the Qing dynasty. The Third Changkya Rolpai Dorje served as the Qianlong emperor's main Buddhist translator, tutor, and National Preceptor.