 Their life is austere, with no modern conveniences.The proprietors of the monastery, who hold the title "rTa-tshag rje-drung ho-thog-thu", or sometimes "rTa-tshag rje-drung rin-po-che", are considered to be incarnations.The first member of the Tatsag lineage was Baso Chokyi Gyaltsen (Wylie "Ba-so Chos-kyi rgyal-mtshan"; 1402–73).