On paper, Shabdrung Rinpoche seems like any other 18-year-old man: He studies, debates, loves music, plays basketball, uses micro blogs and learns English.

However, he will not be seen at nightclubs, and his aspirations don't feature the trappings of an individualistic lifestyle, such as supercars or great riches. His motivation in life is to deliver all living creatures from torment.

Shabdrung Rinpoche is a Living Buddha.