The master of Chanding Temple is Seng Gang, who was granted a hereditary title by the Ming and Qing governments. Although he is not a living Buddha, he ranks first in Chanding Temple. In the temple, there are Nangqin of the eight living Buddhas including Regent Cemolin, Yili Hutuktu, Matang Khenpo, Guya Buddha, Dewa, Jiadang, Chadao and Gaqin.
When Yang Rusong was appointed chieftain, he published the world-famous Zhuoni edition of the Tripitaka, which cost 17,325 taels of silver. Zending Temple became famous as a Tibetan area and became the political, economic and cultural center of Zhuoni. There are more than 3,100 monks in the temple. In 1927 AD, the three horses (Ma Zhongying, Ma Tingxian, and Ma Gaxishun) rebelled against Feng, which reduced the glorious Zen Temple and its precious cultural relics, especially the printing plates of the Tripitaka, to ashes. The monastery has since declined. Although it was rebuilt by the 19th generation chieftain and monk Gang Yang Jiqing, the number of monks entering the temple was still less than before, with only more than 400 people. During the anti-feudal struggle in 1958, most of the monks were forced to leave the temple. It was demolished during the "Cultural Revolution" and the temple site was opened into horizontal terraces. After the Second Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, under the light of the Party's ethnic and religious policies, it was rebuilt in 1980 and approved for opening on November 10, 1981. The government allocated huge sums of money to build on the original Tibetan temple architectural style on the old site. Three major colleges, four major nangchens, five Buddhist temples, and more than 80 buildings including temple gate towers and monk residences have been restored and built. There are now more than 160 monks. Mr. Zhao Puchu, president of the Buddhist Association of China and master of calligraphy, carved a brick with the words "Zhan Ding Temple" on the top of the temple gate, attracting attention. Now there is an endless stream of devout believers and admiring tourists every day, and it has become a famous tourist attraction in Zhuoni County.
The temple originally had four major temples: Sanni, Juba, Saliva and Qianba. Sanni Dracang was founded by Ngawangchen Lai Gyatso in the 53rd year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1714), and Juba Dracang was founded by Ngawangchen Lai Gyatso in the seventh year of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1724). Sariva Dracang was founded by Ngawang Kezun Gyatso in the 42nd year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1777 AD). Qianba Dracang was founded in the 10th year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1745) by the monk Gang Luosang Danqi Jianshen.
The highest person in charge of Zending Temple is Seng Gang, who oversees religious education, administration, judicial and other affairs of the entire temple. The rank of monk is hereditary. There are three sets of organizations under the Seng Gang. One is Dai Waxiong, referred to as "Dai" (that is, the Seng Guan Yamen). There are big and small heads under it. The big head is in charge of some administrative affairs of the temple and handles temple affairs on behalf of the temple owner. There are 2 team leaders under the big boss, who are responsible for supervising the monks' observance of precepts, and 5-10 team members, who are responsible for delivering notices, passing on people and other miscellaneous tasks. The second is the Zaozhuang Lama Office, referred to as "La", commonly known as Chiwa, which manages the religious and ritual activities of the entire temple. Third, the organization of the Shang Shu is the Jiwa Office (Ji is pronounced as "西" in Zhuoni dialect), referred to as "西", which is the administrative agency that handles the affairs of the various colleges of the temple. There is a chief monk who is responsible for handling cases and maintaining order in the temple. There are 17 Minas under it (the jurisdiction of Zending Temple is divided into 17 dioceses according to the place of origin of the monks, and Minas is the representative of the dioceses) responsible for various affairs of the dioceses. There is also a Jiwa (General Affairs Office) under the Shang Shu, including general affairs staff, conference staff, etc.