Tseten is a Geluk monastery in Amdo that was found in 1623. It is the seat of the Tseten Zhabdrung incarnation lineage. It is also the mother monastery of the six Garwaka monasteries.
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The TBRC RID number refers to the unique ID assigned by the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center (TBRC.org) to each historical figure in their database of Tibetan literature.