His Eminence Tsem Tulku Rinpoche is a recognized reincarnated teacher of the great Gaden Monastery. In one of his previous lives he was the Abbot of Gaden Shartse Monastery. His first incarnation was a great student of the Saint, Scholar and Master Lord Tsongkhapa. He was ordained by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in 1987.