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'''Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche''', previously known as His Holiness Sakya Trizin<ref>Official letter of the Sakya Dolma Phodrang, 5th April 2017.</ref><ref>His fuller name is: Ngawang Kunga Tekchen Palbar Sampel Wangi Gyalpo.</ref> (Tib. ས་སྐྱ་ཁྲི་འཛིན་, [[Wyl.]] ''sa skya khri 'dzin'') (b. 7 September 1945)<ref>In the lunar calendar: 1st day of the 8th lunar month of the Wood Bird year.</ref>, was the previous throne holder<ref>On the 9th of March 2017, his son [[Ratna Vajra Rinpoche]] was enthroned as the 42nd Sakya Trizin.</ref> of the [[Sakya]] order of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], the 41st patriarch of the [[Khön family|Khön]] lineage which dates back to 1073. He is renowned as an emanation of both [[Manjushri]] and [[mahasiddha]] [[Virupa]], the founder of the [[Lamdré]] teachings, and also as an incarnation of [[Apang Tertön]]. He is a brilliant master who manifests profound wisdom and compassion, and his excellent command of English render his teachings particularly beneficial to western students.  

He was born in 1945 in Tibet and escaped with his family to India in 1959 where he continues to live and rebuild both the lay and monastic elements of the Sakya tradition. He has guided the establishment of over thirty monasteries in India and Nepal and has helped found Sakya centres around the world.    

His elder sister is [[Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding]]. He has two sons, Khonrig [[Ratna Vajra Sakya]] and Khondung [[Gyana Vajra Rinpoche]].

==Teachings & Empowerments Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha==
*15 August-3 September 1978, [[Dzogchen Orgyen Chöling]], London, UK—teaches on [[Mahayana]] and [[Vajrayana]] in the context of [[Lamdré]]. Gives [[Manjushri]], [[Vajravarahi]], [[Hevajra]], [[Chenrezik]] from [[Thangtong Gyalpo]] & [[Vajrakilaya]] from [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]] empowerments.
*October 1984—spends eight days at the London Rigpa centre; gives the empowerments of [[Manjushri]] and [[Vajrakilaya]] and teaches on 'The Triple Vision', 'The Teaching of Buddha in Everyday Life' and the 'Nature of Mind'.
*28-30 March 1989—teaches at Cornwall retreat, UK; gives [[Vajrakilaya]] & [[Manjushri]] empowerments.
*3-4 April 1989—teachings in Paris. 
*October 1991—gives the [[Khön Family Lineage of Vajrakilaya|Khön family lineage empowerment of Vajrakilaya]] in the London centre. His monks perform the sacred dances associated with the ritual at the Shaw Theatre.
*May 1995—H.H. Sakya Trizin and [[Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding]] visit Rigpa London. Teachings on [[Parting from the Four Attachments]] are given. 21 May, H.H. Sakya Trizin gives a [[Vajrakilaya]] empowerment.
*14-15 September 1996, Paris, Salle Adyar, 'The Healing Power of the Mind' event—teaches on healing in the context of the [[Four Noble Truths]] and gives a [[Vajrasattva]] empowerment. 
*28-29 September 1996, [[Lerab Ling]], 'Wisdom and Compassion' event—teachings on the heart and essence of the [[Mahayana]], and gives [[Chenrezik]] and [[Manjushri]] empowerments.
*3-4 June 2000, London Rigpa—gives an empowerment.
*22-23 June 2007, [[Lerab Ling]]—gives [[Khön Family Lineage of Vajrakilaya|Khön family lineage empowerment of Vajrakilaya]].
*3-7 July 2010, Rigpa Berlin Centre.
*3 September 2011, [[Lerab Ling]], [[Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik]] and [[Thangyal Tsédrup]] long-life empowerments
*28-29 June 2014, [[Rigpa centre, Levallois]], France, Teachings & empowerments
*July-August 2014, Lerab Ling
**30 July: [[Chime Phakme Nyingtik]] [[empowerment]]
**1 August: [[Buddha of Medicine]] empowerment
**2 August: [[Manjushri]] empowerment
**1 & 2 August: teaching on [[Parting from the Four Attachments]] based on [[Jetsün Drakpa Gyaltsen]]’s commentary

==Notes==
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==Publications==
*His Holiness Sakya Trizin, ''Freeing the Heart and Mind—Introduction to the Buddhist Path: Part 1'', Wisdom Publications

==Further Reading==
*Sandra Penny-Dimri,'The Lineage of His Holiness Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga' in ''The Tibet Journal'', Vol.20 No.4 Winter 1995

==Internal Links==
*[[Prayer for the Long Life of His Holiness Sakya Trizin]]
*[[Three Wisdoms—An Interview with H.H. Sakya Trizin]]
*[[Throneholders of the Sakya school]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.hhthesakyatrizin.org H.H. Sakya Trizin's Official website]
*{{TBRC|P6063|BDRC Profile}}
*[http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=zChUnluGyI8&feature=channel_page Video of the visit of His Holiness Sakya Trizin to Lerab Ling in June 2007]

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