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His elder sister is [[Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding]].
His elder sister is [[Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding]].
He has two sons, Khonrig [[Ratna Vajra Sakya]] and Khondung [[Gyana Vajra Rinpoche]].
He has two sons, Khonrig [[Ratna Vajra Sakya]] and Khondung [[Gyana Vajra Rinpoche]].
==Teachings 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 a [[Vajrakilaya]] empowerment 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—teaches on the [[Four Noble Truths]] and gives a [[Vajrasattva]] empowerment.
*March 1997—visits the new Sydney Rigpa Centre and blesses it.
*3-4 June 2000, London Rigpa—gives an empowerment.
*22-23 June 2007, [[Lerab Ling]]—gives [[Khön Family]] Lineage empowerment of [[Vajrakilaya]].


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==

Revision as of 10:29, 1 June 2010

His Holiness Sakya Trizin

His Holiness Sakya Trizin (Ngawang Kunga Tekchen Palbar Sampel Wangi Gyalpo) (b. September 7th 1945, 1st day of the 8th lunar month of the Wood Bird year) (called by Tibetans Wyl. sa skya gong ma rin po che) is the revered throne holder of the Sakya order of Tibetan Buddhism. He is 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 Given to the Rigpa Sangha

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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