It remained as Tshamkhang for three generations. Later, Lama
Gomchen’s reincarnation was said to have been born in Gerethang in
West Sikkim but he was not taken care of by his family members
. When the
incarnate Lama attained the age of maturity he went to Chumbi, Tibet
where he spent his life in meditation in a solitary place and later passed away.
Thereafter, a Lama called Choekyong who was the descendant of the
Late Gomchhen Tenzin Nyida’s brother took over the charge
of his Ancestral Heritage. After his death, the tradition was continued by his
son Lama Ugen and later succeeded by his son Phurtsing
Lama. However, after the death of the latter Lama, it remained defunct for
many decades until one of his descendant called Lama Dawa Tenzin
who had initially taken admission in Labrang Monastery, North and became a
Nyingmapa monk and thereafter
continued the tradition.
He had demolished the old retreat hut and thereafter constructed a small
monastery in 1951 during the reign of Chhogyal Tashi
Namgyal (1914-1963). The lineages of the founder lama are known today
as Tsangkharpa. So the monastery was named as “Tsangkhar Gonpa”which
is seemed to be mispronounced as Tsenkar or Chenkar Gumpa. The Lama Dawa
Tenzin by virtue of becoming Nyingmapa Lama carried out his
religious activities as per Nyingmapa tradition. Later, his son Samten
however revived the tradition of Drukpa Kagyu, which is the sub Sect of
Kagyupa followed by his Ancestors. In
1987, Lama Rigdzin rebuilt the monastery and it is under his guidance
that the monastery is being functioned today. |