Lama Dawa Rinpoche, a senior Tibetan spiritual leader currently in prison and barred from contact with his monastery, has been allowed to return to his monastery and conduct teachings. He visited Shag Rongpo monastery in Shagchu township in the Nagchu prefecture where he gave teachings and empowerments to thousands of monks and lay Tibetans. Dawa Rinpoche was arrested in 2010 for allegedly contacting His Holiness the Dalai Lama.