Official Website of H. H. the Sakya Trizin

Title: Official Website of H. H. the Sakya Trizin Category: Religion & Spirituality / Tibetan Buddhism / Sakya Sect / Rinpoches & Geshes Clicks: 13 Listing added: Apr 18, 2010 PageRank: 4/10 Tags: Comments: 0

Official Website of His Holiness the Sakya Trizin. Sakya Trizin means "Sakya Throne Holder" in the Tibetan language. It is the traditional title of the head of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism. The Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism was founded in 1073, when Khon Konchog Gyalpo, a member of Tibet’s noble Khön family, established a monastery in the region of Sakya, Tibet, which became the headquarters of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism. Since that time, the leadership of the Sakya Order has descended within the Khön family. The current Sakya Trizin is the 41st Sakya Trizin. His legal name is "Sakya Trizin" and he is referred to as His Holiness Sakya Trizin. His religious name is Ngawang Kunga Tegchen Palbar Trinley Samphel Wanggi Gyalpo.