 
                                                                                    
                                                Joseph Rock                                            
                                                                            Chone Ganden Shedrub Ling is an important Geluk monastery in Amdo. It was originally a Sakya monastery that was founded in 1269 by Pakpa under the patronage of Khubilai Khan, and it was converted to Geluk in 1459 by Choje Rinchen Lhunpo.