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[[Image:Sakya Trizin.jpg|thumb|350px|Kyabgon Dongma Trichen Rinpoche]]
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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.   
'''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 41st 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.     
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.     
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==Teachings & Empowerments Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha==
==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.
*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'.
*October 1984—spends eight days at the London Rigpa centre; gives the empowerments of [[Manjushri]] and [[Vajrakilaya]] and teaches on '[[Three kinds of perception|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.
*28-30 March 1989—teaches at Cornwall retreat, UK; gives [[Vajrakilaya]] & [[Manjushri]] empowerments.
*3-4 April 1989—teachings in Paris.  
*3-4 April 1989—teachings in Paris.  
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.hhthesakyatrizin.org H.H. Sakya Trizin's Official website]
*[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]
*[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]



Latest revision as of 14:05, 10 November 2022

Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche

Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche, previously known as His Holiness Sakya Trizin[1][2] (Tib. ས་སྐྱ་ཁྲི་འཛིན་, Wyl. sa skya khri 'dzin) (b. 7 September 1945)[3], was the 41st throne holder[4] of the Sakya order of Tibetan Buddhism, the 41st patriarch of the 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 Rigpa Sangha

Notes

  1. Official letter of the Sakya Dolma Phodrang, 5th April 2017.
  2. His fuller name is: Ngawang Kunga Tekchen Palbar Sampel Wangi Gyalpo.
  3. In the lunar calendar: 1st day of the 8th lunar month of the Wood Bird year.
  4. On the 9th of March 2017, his son Ratna Vajra Rinpoche was enthroned as the 42nd Sakya Trizin.

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

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