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His Holiness Sakya Trizin
His Holiness Sakya Trizin was born in Tsedong near Shigatse (South Tibet) on the first of the eighth Tibetan month (September 7, 1945). "Sakya Trizin" means "The Throneholder of Sakya." His Holiness is the 41st Patriarch of the Sakya Sect, one of the four main sects of Tibetan Buddhism, and is a direct descendent of the Khon Lineage.
His main Gurus were the Ngor Abbots Ngawang Lodro Shenpen Nyingpo, Khangsar Shabdrung, Lama Ngawang Lodro Rinchen, the Venerable Jamyang Kyhentse Rinpoche, the great Nyingmapa yogi Drupchen Rinpoche, Phende Khenpo, Sakya Khenpo Jampal Sangpo, His father, Dezhung Rinpoche and Chogye Rinpoche.
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H.H. Sakya Trizin
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He formally acceded to the Throne of Sakya in early 1959. Almost immediately after the coronation ceremony, he had to leave for India because of the Chinese Communist takeover of Tibet.
His Holiness has been ceaselessly serving the Dharma. He has many disciples in India and other countries and has made several journeys to the West where he has taught extensively and founded many Dharma centers.
(Taken from Visions - Volume 3, Manjushri Press)
To Go to The Official Website of His Holiness the Sakya Trizin: (Click Here)
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A Brief History of the Sakya Lineage
"The Sakya Tradition originated in the eleventh century, and has been closely connected with one of the 'holy families' of Tibet, the Khon Family, since early times. One of the family members, Khon Lui Wangpo Sungwa, became a disciple of the great Indian saint Padmasambhava in the eighth century, being amoungst the first seven monks to be ordained in Tibet...[It] was Khon Konchok Gyalpo who, in 1073 built Sakya monastery and thereby established the foundations of the Sakya Tradition in Tibet."
(Taken from "A Brief History of the Sakya Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism” by H.H. Sakya Trizin, A Handbook of Tibetan Culture: A Guide to Tibetan Centres and Resources throughout the World)
The Five Great Sakya Masters
There are five great masters who hold a special place in Sakya history:
n Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1092-1158)
n Lobpon Sonam Tsemo (1142-1182)
n Jetsun Dakpa Gyaltsen (1174-1216)
n Sakya Pandita (1182-1251)
n Chogyal Phakpa (1235-1280)
For more information about the Five Great Sakya Masters, click here
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