The Tukwan incarnation line is named for the clan of the First Tukwan, Lobzang Rabten, who was born into a Mongol family of Tuguan chieftains in Amdo in the seventeenth century. The Tukwan seat is at Gonlung, a Geluk monastery in Amdo. The Third Tukwan, Lobzang Chokyi Nyima travelled widely between China, central Tibet and Mongolia, and his extensive writings are well known and include his monumental survey of Asian religious and thought.
Biographies
The Sixth Tukwan, Shedrub Gyatso
b.1839 - d.1894
The Sixth Tukwan, Lobzang Wangchuk Shedrub Gyatso was based at Gonlung Jampa Ling, the seat of his previous incarnations. He also received training at Kumbum Monastery. Like the previous Tukwan incarnations he spent time in Beijing at the request of the Manchu Emperor, giving teachings and performing religious activities. He built temples and commissioned number of religious items for installation at Gonlung.
