 He received his training from the Mindrolling, Dzogchen, Payul, and Tsopema monasteries in India under teachers such as Khochhen Rinpoche, Khenpo Tsondu Rinpoche, Khenpo Rabgye Rinpoche, Zonong Tulku Rinpoche, and Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche.Upon completion of his monastic training, Khempo received his master's degree from the Sanskrit University in Varanasi, India.Dudjom Rinpoche then appointed Khempo to lead the Nyingma studies program at Benares University in India.