H.E. Dagpo Shabdrung Rinpoche was born 1988 in Sikkim, in northeast India. He was formally enthroned as the reincarnation of Shabdrung Kalsang Gyaltsen by His Holiness the 41st Gongma Trichen Rinpoche. In 2002 he received the vows of a novice monk from H.E. Chogye Trichen at Jamchen temple, and in 2012 Rinpoche received the vows of a fully-ordained monk from H.E. Lhuding Khenchen Rinpoche. In 2013 Rinpoche graduated with the degrees of kachupa and lopon. During his ten years of study at Sakya College, he mastered the full range of traditional subjects including prajnaparamita, madhyamaka, pramana, vinaya, abhidharma and the triple vow. In November 2019 he was enthroned as a khenpo (abbot) of Sakya College. Rinpoche now teaches widely at Sakya centers in India and abroad, where his teachings are much appreciated for their clarity and openness.