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.