章嘉·若白多杰，又名章嘉·益西丹贝仲美，于藏历第十二绕迥之火鸡年（1717年，清康熙五十六年）正月十日诞生在多麦宗喀北部汉藏杂居地区的凉州游牧部落（今之甘肃武威天祝藏族自治县祁连乡）一牧民家中。其父祁家仓巴·古如丹增，土族人，原是青海湟水流域祁土司的属民，后举家迁往凉州放牧。

Changkya Rolpai Dorje (lcang skya rol pa'i rdo rje, 1717-1786).

Previous Incarnations:
1. Ngagwang Lobzang Choden (ngag dbang blo bzang chos ldan) 1642-1714
2. Dragpa Ozer (grags pa 'od zer) d.1641

Subsequent Incarnations:
4. Yeshe Tenpai Gyaltsen (ye shes bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan) 1787-1846
5. Yeshe Tenpai Nyima (ye shes bstan pa'i nyi ma) 1849-1874
6. Lobzang Tendzin Gyaltsen (blo bzang bstan 'dzin rgyal mtshan) b.1875
7. Lobzang Palden Tenpai Dronme (blo bzang dpal ldan bstan pa'i sgron me) 1892-1958
8. Tendzin Donyo Yeshe Gyatso (bstan 'dzin don yod ye shes rgya mtsho) b.1980