ur ▁N ying ma ▁Institute ▁in ▁By la ku ppe ▁and ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁an ▁ab bot ▁at ▁the ▁Sh ug se b ▁N unn ery ▁in ▁D har am sh ala . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁partly ▁he ▁says ▁because ▁young ▁Bh ut an ese ▁educated ▁in ▁English ▁looked ▁down ▁on ▁mon ks ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁very ▁learned , ▁he ▁joined ▁Bal li ol ▁College ▁Oxford ▁and ▁read ▁for ▁an ▁M . St . ▁in ▁S ansk rit ▁and ▁Class ical ▁Indian ▁Relig ions ▁under ▁Richard ▁G om br ich , ▁Se y fort ▁Ru eg g ▁and ▁Michael ▁Ar is . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁D . Ph il . ▁in ▁Buddh ist ▁Studies ▁from ▁Oxford ▁University . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁post - do ctor al ▁research er ▁in ▁C N RS , ▁Paris ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁Research ▁Associ ate ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Social ▁Anth rop ology , ▁Cambridge ▁University . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁Sp ald ing ▁Fellow ▁in ▁Compar ative ▁Relig ions ▁at ▁Cla re ▁Hall ▁and ▁ran ▁The ▁Historical ▁Study ▁and ▁Document ation ▁of ▁the ▁Pad ▁G ling ▁Trad itions ▁in ▁Bh ut an ▁project ▁subsequently ▁he ▁spent ▁years ▁creating ▁a ▁digital ▁archive ▁of ▁rare ▁Bh ut an ese ▁manuscript s . ▁Dr ▁Ph unt sh o ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Bh ut an ese ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁D . Ph il . ▁from ▁Oxford ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Bh ut an ese ▁to ▁become ▁an