pa ▁and ▁Tar sh ong ▁Ch uk po ▁house ▁of ▁U ra . ▁He ▁attended ▁U ra ▁Primary ▁School ▁until ▁Class ▁III . ▁Because ▁the ▁school ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁Class ▁IV ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁too ▁small ▁to ▁travel , ▁his ▁parents ▁begg ed ▁the ▁head master ▁to ▁keep ▁him ▁in ▁U ra ▁and ▁repeat . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁Jak ar ▁School ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁friends . ▁The ▁head master ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁school ▁mistaken ly ▁put ▁Kar ma ▁again ▁in ▁Class ▁III . ▁Kar ma ▁today ▁ ▁humor ously ▁claims ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁perhaps ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁who ▁studied ▁in ▁Class ▁III ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁and ▁received ▁first ▁pri zes ▁thr ice . ▁Kar ma ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁school ▁winter ▁breaks ▁helping ▁the ▁family ▁cow ▁her der ▁in ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁district ▁of ▁L h unt se . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁Th im ph u ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁short ▁spell ▁at ▁Yang chen ph ug ▁High er ▁Second ary ▁School ▁before ▁leaving ▁school ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁mon k ▁and ▁study ▁Buddh ism ▁at ▁Ch ag ri ▁Mon aster y . ▁Later , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁south ▁India ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁studies ▁sp ending ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁S era ▁Mon aster y ▁then ▁ten ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Ng agy ur ▁N ying ma ▁Institute ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁has ▁taught ▁Buddh ism ▁and ▁related ▁subjects ▁and ▁has ▁served ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁Ng agy