The temple is the ancestral temple of the Gelu school. It is called the "three major temples" of Lhasa with Zhexuan Temple and Sera Temple. The temple was named Yongshou Temple. The temple is called "Gandan Langjielin". Gandan is a Tibetan voice translation, which means "dou Rage Tian", which is the world taught by the future Buddha Maitreya.