The Five Founders of the Sakya Order. center: Sachen Kunga Nyingpo; top left: Sonam Tsemo; top right: Drakpa Gyaltsen; lower left: Sakya Pandita; lower right: Chogyal Phagpa Sakya is one of the main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. The Sakya tradition takes its name from the monastery founded in 1073 at Sakya (which [...]
His Holiness Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche served as the 41st head of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism until March 2017, when the throneholder duties were handed over to His Holiness Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, the 42nd Sakya Trizin. His Holiness Sakya Gongma Trichen is a member of Tibet‘s noble Khon family, which founded the [...]
Khenpo Pema Wangdak was born in Purang, Western Tibet, in 1954. In 1959 he fled with his family to India, where they settled in a refugee camp in Mundgod. He became a monk at the age of seven and later attended the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Benares, receiving his Acharya degree [...]
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To Students of Jetsun Kushok, Sakya Practitioners everywhere and all friends of Sakya Kachod Choling, I always look forward to sharing news of Sakya Kachod Choling through our newsletter and this year we’ve got some terrific news. I’m so pleased to say that we are ready to move forward with developing private spaces for retreaters. [...]
To Students of Jetsun Kushok, Sakya Practitioners everywhere and all friends of Sakya Kachod Choling 2010 has drawn to a close as it always does here in the Pacific Northwest, with daylight arriving late and fading early. It rains a lot. There’s something peaceful about these misty gray days though. They bring quiet and time [...]
To Students of Jetsun Kushok, Sakya Practitioners everywhere and all friends of Sakya Kachod Choling Foremost in my mind as I write this newsletter are two important points. First is the mandate of this center to provide a place of support for practitioners and all beings interested in quiet contemplation. The second is the economic [...]
