秋吉林巴是十九世纪掘藏数量最多的伏藏师之一。他以康区为主要活动区域，与蒋贡康楚以及蒋扬钦哲旺波关系亲密，三人合称“钦贡秋三尊”。在他诸多的伏藏发现中，以《心修遍除诸障》、《甚深七法》以及《本智精华道次第》最为著名，蒋贡康楚为后者写了一本非常有名的论释。秋吉林巴在康区发现了多处圣地，这些圣地对康区神圣地理的形成有很大的影响。他建立了则吉寺以及涅殿寺，分别成为他自己的两个转世体系吉喇与涅殿的驻锡寺院。
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