Lama Lhakpa Yeshe decided to become a monk at the age of 10 following the role- model of his uncle, Lama Guru Chowang. His parents did not influence his decision either way.

 

It was around this age that his uncle started to teach him the fundamentals of the Drukpa Kargyud and Nyingmapa Schools of Tibetan Buddhism.  He joined the Zigar monastery, Dege in Tibet, which housed around 200 monks. 

The monastery was faced by a sacred mountain called the Demjin mountain.

Lama Lhakpa Yeshe studied Buddhist philosophy.  His spiritual teachers were Khenpo Sangye Trinley and Tulku Rinpoche who were the head Lamas of Zigar Monastery.  He spent many years studying at the monastery before traveling to India where he received Kalachakra teachings from His Holiness Dalai Lama and received Great perfection teaching from His Holiness Penor Rinpoche Head of Nyingma traditions.

Lama Lhakpa Yeshe received teachings from the master Kyabjie Trushik Rinpoche of the Dam Ngag Dzo, which is the secret oral instructions from all four schools of Tibetan, Buddhism namely the NYINGMA, KAGYU, SAKYA and the GELUGPA.  These secret teachings were gathered and put into a single compilation by DORJE CHANG JAMYANG KHYENTSE CHOKYI LODRO.

 

 

Lama's lineage comes from

 

MILAREPA

GAMPOPA

THATAPA

LINGCHENRE REPA

TSONGPA GYARE

PEMAKARPO

THUKSAY RINPOCHE

and SANGYE TRINLY -his mentor and personal root LAMA.