Ven. Tenpa Yarphel joined Sera Jey monastery for further Buddhist philosophy studies. In 2004, he joined Sarah College for Higher Tibetan studies and completed his Thorim Rigney Rabjampa (Bachelor’s Degree) affiliated with the Department of Education, CTA in 2008. He has worked as an editor at the Department of Religion and Culture, CTA, and edited three volumes of books on the history of over 300 monasteries including the four religious schools of Buddhism and the Bon religion of Tibet.  He was elected to the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in 2011 and was re-elected to the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in 2016. As a Parliament Member, he has actively participated in parliamentary proceedings, official settlement visitations, and Tibet outreach programs. He is currently one of the members of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile from the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism and a member of the Standing Committee