Rdzogs chen ao rgyan bsam gtan chos gling, one of the seats of six rnying ma centers was founded by Grub pa’ dbang phyug pad ma rig ’dzin in 1684, the first incarnation of Rdzogs chen, at kham Dege. With the coming of the successive reincarnations of Rin po che, the complete teachings of Buddha were inherited without decline.
As per the wishes of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the parents of the seventh Rdzogs chen reincarnation ’jigs med blo gsal dbang po or bstan ’dzin ’jigs bral lhun po, who was born in ’bras ljongs took great responsibility of establishing Rdzogs chen ao rgyan bsam gtan chos gling in 1992. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has performed the inaugural consecration and emphasized the need of establishing the theory and practice community which is the seeds of learning and realization. Today, at the center, there is teaching and learning of Mantra and Sutra, hundred thousand preliminary practices, retreat for three years and three months, practice of rituals, performing dance, mandala paintings, and chants.