The Lelung Jedrung incarnations appear to have begun in the sixteenth century with the recognition of Tenpa Gyatso as the reincarnation of Gendun Tashi, the eighth abbot of Chamdo Jampa Ling. Tenpa Gyatso was declared the Third Lelung Jedrung, the first being Drubchen Lekyi Dorje. The incarnation line is based at Lelung Monastery, and is also known as the Wolga Jedrung.
