ðə mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ænd fˈʌndᵻd baɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə jɑːŋʒˈɛŋ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ænd kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ˌʌndɚ hɪz səksˈɛsɚ ðə kˈaɪənlˌɔŋ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ʌv kˈɪŋ tʃˈaɪnə tə sˈɜːv æz ɐ fˈaɪnəl ɹˈɛstɪŋ plˈeɪs fɔːɹ zˈænɐbˌæzɑːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, ðə fˈɜːst dʒˌɛbtsəndˈæmbə kjˈuːɾəktˌuː, ɔːɹ spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl hˈɛd ʌv tɪbˈɛtən bˈuːdɪzəm fɚðə kˈɑːlkə ɪn ˈaʊɾɚ mɔŋɡˈoʊliə ænd ɐ spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl mˈɛntoːɹ tə bˈoʊθ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz ˈænsɛstɚ, ðə kˈæŋksi ˈɛmpɚɹɚ.
The monastery was established and funded by order of the Yongzheng Emperor (and completed under his successor the Qianlong Emperor) of Qing China to serve as a final resting place for Zanabazar (1635–1723), the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, or spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism for the Khalkha in Outer Mongolia and a spiritual mentor to both emperors' ancestor, the Kangxi Emperor.