Career
Khenpo Shenga he undertook religious study at a relatively young age under the tutelage of Önpo Tenzin Norbu. Eventually he was recognized as an incarnation of that lama"s uncle, a scholar named Gyalsé Shenphen Thayé. His skill as a scholar soon burnished his reputation and attracted many students.
A few years later he was invited by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö to become the first khenpo of the new shedra at Dzongsar Monastery, inaugurated in 1918.
He did much to revitalize scholarship in the Rime movement spirit of returning to Indian textual sources. He also taught a number of lamas who would become illustrious in their own rights.