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Khenpo Shenpen is the resident teacher taking care of UTBF centers in Southeast Asia. He currently resides at the UTBF center in Singapore, the Astopaputra Society.
Shenpen was born in 1971 in Derge, Kham, Tibet. Since childhood, he had a strong interest in Dharma. With his parents' consent, Khenpo was ordained in the Trungram Monastery in 1980. In the monastery, he studied Tibetan and also completed the study and recitation of standard Karma Kagyu scriptures, practice texts and rituals under the guidance of Aten Rinpoche.
Following the instruction of Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche, starting in 1990 Shenpen studied at Nalanda Institute, Sikhim, followed by four years of study with khenpos of the Nyingma tradition in Nepal. In 1998, Shenpen was sent by Gyaltrul Rinpoche to the Trungram Monastic Institute at Sankhu, Nepal, to teach. He gave courses at the Institute until 2000. In the same year, he was conferred the title of khenpo.
Due to persistent requests of disciples in the various Dharma centers to have resident lamas, in July 2001, Gyaltrul Rinpoche appointed Khenpo Shenpen to be the resident teacher in Singapore, covering also Malaysia and Indonesia. Since then, he has been residing in the Singapore center and visiting the two other places regularly. He has been instrumental in developing the Malaysia center, and also serves as its Spiritual Advisor.
Aside from giving teachings, Khenpo frequently leads group practices, conducts retreats and ceremonies, and organizes life release. His in-depth knowledge of the Dharma and his clear and patient teachings are a sure inspiration to the students.
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