His encounters with Tibetan Buddhist texts and lamas in China led him to visit Tibet several times, initially staying in Kham (1926-1927) and then to Lhasa between 1928-1932 and 1940-1941. He became the main Chinese disciple of Khangsar Rinpoché (1890-1941) at Drepung monastery and was initiated into the tantric deities of Yellow Mañjuśrī and Yamāntaka-Vajrabhairava. After his initial stay in Lhasa he moved to Mount Wutai (1934-1937), a traditional home of Chinese Vajrayana, and began teaching Buddhism to a Chinese audience. He spent his time teaching, translating and writing. In 1937, he founded the tantric Jinci Temple in the suburb of Chengdu.