In 1967 , he became a monk at the Stagrimo Gompa , a Drukpa Kagyu monastery in Ladakh near Padum . In 1967 he became a monk in the Stagrimo Gompa , a Drukpa - Kagyu monastery in Ladakh near Padum . In 1967 he became a monk at Stagrimo Gompa , a Drukpa - Kagyu monastery in Padum near Ladakh .