▁in ▁the ▁Japanese ▁tradition ▁of ▁Sh ug end ō ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁a ▁D ai ▁Send ats u ▁( 大 先 達 ), ▁" Gre at ▁Send ats u " ▁within ▁this ▁tradition . ▁A ▁Send ats u ▁" is ▁one ▁who ▁adv ances ▁ahead ▁( s aki ▁ni ▁t ass uru ▁ 先 に 達 す る ), ▁and ▁hence ▁who ▁preced es ▁in ▁understanding ▁and / or ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁any ▁field , ▁be ▁it ▁scholar ship , ▁art , ▁religious ▁practice , ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁His ▁preced ence , ▁therefore , ▁makes ▁him ▁a ▁leader ▁and ▁a ▁guide ▁for ▁others ." ▁ ▁In ▁Russia ▁he ▁accomplished ▁studies ▁as ▁phys ician ▁and ▁a ▁music ian . ▁After ▁his ▁migration ▁from ▁Russia ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁dis ci ple ▁of ▁L ama ▁An agar ika ▁G ov inda ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁America . ▁G ov inda ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁his ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁A ry a ▁M ait re ya ▁Mand ala , ▁best ow ing ▁the ▁name ▁V aj rab od hi ▁on ▁him . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁ ▁Com bin ing ▁the ▁teach ings ▁and ▁practices ▁of ▁his ▁Sh ug end ō ▁background ▁with ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁L ama ▁An agar ika ▁G ov inda , ▁P em che kov ▁War wick ▁founded ▁an ▁organization ▁called ▁K ail as ▁Sh ug end ō ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0