喇嘛達華，1969年出生於尼泊爾喀縣。父親名為頓珠戚瑪，媽媽名為央仲。年幼時，他立志要成為一位僧侶。十三歲時，他經喇嘛謝拉登達的介紹，進入創古寺出家為僧，學習修法儀軌，並於創古仁波切處獲得清淨的戒律。1986年，他進入南無布達高級佛學院接受佛學教育並圓滿了四共加行。畢業後，他擔任創古寺監院三年，亦為印度金剛智慧大學的工程總監，負責該項目的整體監察工作。其後，他受邀到香港創古中心擔任常駐導師並負責該中心的一切行政事宜。
Lama Dawa was born in 1969 in Tsum. His father was Dundrup Chima and mother named Yongzom. He had a strong desire to become a monk from an early age. At the age of 13, he entered Thrangu Tashi Choling Monastery and learned all Buddhist rituals. During that time, he received full ordination (gelong) from Thrangu Rinpoche. In 1986, he joined the Namo Buddha Monastic College and completed the five-year program and the Ngondro practice. Upon completing shedra studies, he spent three years as a monastery manager of Thrangu Tashi Choling, and also in charge of the early stage of construction at Vajra Vidya Institute in Sarnath. After that, he was appointed as a residential teacher of Hong Kong Thrangu Centre and has been instrumental in the Management of the Centre.
