Portrait of Venerable Khenpo Singa Lama

Venerable

Khenpo Singa Lama

Sakya Buddhist scholar, teacher, and Khenpo — devoted to the preservation, study, and transmission of the Buddha Dharma.

Teacher · Sakya Institute of VajrayanaTeacher · Ngor MonasteryExamination Controller · SIVCertified Sakya Primary Teacher

Biography

Born into the Tamang Dong clan on 29 January 1988 in Pinthali, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal, Khenpo Singa Lama is the son of Dharma Tamang and Nyima Rani Tamang. From an early age he held a strong aspiration to embrace the monastic way of life.

Ordained in 1999, he joined Ngor Monastery in India and completed the required studies and ritual training of the Ngor tradition by 2008. He then pursued higher Buddhist studies at the Sakya Institute of Vajrayana, completing the Shastri degree and Master's level studies in Buddhist Philosophy.

After being selected for the Sakya Primary Teacher Training Program at Sarah College for Higher Tibetan Studies, he graduated as a certified teacher in 2018. He completed a three-year Tantric Studies course and, in 2024, was awarded the esteemed title of Khenpo.

His lifelong commitment remains the preservation, study, and transmission of the Buddha Dharma through education, practice, and service to the monastic community and society.

Path & Milestones

  1. 1988

    Born in Pinthali, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal, into the Tamang Dong clan.

  2. 1999

    Ordained as a Buddhist monk and joined Ngor Monastery, India.

  3. 2008

    Completed the studies and ritual training of the Ngor tradition.

  4. 2008–2016

    Higher Buddhist studies at the Sakya Institute of Vajrayana — Shastri and Master's level.

  5. 2018

    Graduated as a certified teacher through the Sakya Primary Teacher Training Program.

  6. 2024

    Awarded the esteemed title of Khenpo after a three-year Tantric Studies course.