Chetsun Khyentse Rabten, the seventeenth abbot of Nalendra Monastery, was the nephew of Chetsun Khyenrab Jampa Ngawang Lhundrub.

Chetsun Khyentse Rabten was a highly realized master. His autobiography contains all his meditative experiences and realizations. He also established many temples in the Kham district such as Dezhung Monastery.