Please click here to listen to an audio recording of a message from His Holiness regarding the recent earthquake: mp3 audio file format; Tibetan only; no English translation.
On Tuesday, September 14th, His Holiness the Sakya Trizin, with Gyalyum Chenmo and entourage, arrived the International Buddhist Academy (IBA), the procession having passed through four beautifully decorated welcoming gates erected in his honour. After a mandala offering ceremony at the IBA, His Holiness spent several days in the company of the Most Venerable Khenchen Appey Rinpoche at Rinpoche's home, after which he conducted some important Sakya empowerments, mostly for the monastic community, at the Lo-manthang monastery's winter quarters in Boudha. IBA hosted His Holiness' public gu ru'i thugs sgrub 'Northern Treasure' Guru Rinpoche Mind-Accomplishment empowerment, at which over 4,000 people streamed past His Holiness to receive blessings. An Avalokiteshvara empowerment held at Tharlam monastery, where His Holiness spent several days, was also open to the public, and attracted many more thousands of participants.
Tharig Monastery's retreat centre in Pharping also hosted His Holiness for a few days, after which he went to view the land and building site in Narayanthan, where Jamchen Lhakhang's memorial stupa for His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche and a retreat centre, are planned. After a night at Nagarkot, known for its restfulness and beautiful views, His Holiness visited a Tibetan refugee settlement at Jawalakhel, where he gave Pho-wa teachings. Swayambhunath's Mustangi gonpa was then offered as the gathering place for a number of His Holiness' teachings and transmissions, including the mani and vajra gune mantras. The next day, a pilgrimage to the holy place of Namo Buddha followed, with a reception hosted by Thrangu Rinpoche in his magnificently decorated gonpa, atop the Namo Buddha hills. There His Holiness gave a Manjushri namasanghiti oral transmission. His final public event, at International Buddhist Academy, was a je nang for the Manjushri praise, along with teachings in English, before His Holiness departed from IBA, on October 7th.
NEW VIDEO AVAILABLE of His Holiness teaching during his 2010 visit to Sakya Dechen Ling in London, at the invitation of Lama Jampa Thaye. The clips feature His Holiness discoursing on various topics such as the view of the Sakya tradition and cultivating compassion and have been uploaded onto a dedicated YouTube channel. You can view these video clips by pressing the following link: http://www.youtube.com/user/DechenBuddhism
HIS HOLINESS THE SAKYA TRIZIN COMPLETES TEACHINGS IN RUSSIA & EUROPE
In May and early June of 2010, His Holiness bestowed teachings in Russia, visiting: Moscow, Elista, and Kalmykia. From Russia, His Holiness traveled to Europe and bestowed teachings in the United Kingdom, Holland, France, and Germany. In July and August, His Holiness bestowed the precious Lam Dre teaching cycle at Sakya Tsechen Ling in Kuttolsheim, France.
HIS EMINENCE RATNA VAJRA RINPOCHE AND
HIS EMINENCE YANA VAJRA RINPOCHE VISIT CHINA AND TIBET
His Eminence Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, His Eminence Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, Her Eminence Gyalyum Kushog, and Her Eminence Dagmo Sonam were on pilgrimage in Chengdu, China. While there, they visited Mount Wu Tai, also known as ‘five peak mountain,’ which is a holy place of Manjushri, and many other holy places in the surrounding area. They then traveled to Tibet where they viisited Ngor, Sakya, Samye, Lhasa Jowo and Janak Riwo Tse-nga.
HIS HOLINESS TO TOUR NORTH AMERICAN
AND THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE IN 2011
Students throughout the world are eagerly anticipating His Holiness’ western hemisphere teaching tour and period of residence at Tsechen Kunchab Ling during the summer of 2011. >Click here or on the link to the left for the full tour schedule
HIS HOLINESS TEACHING TOUR
OF NORTHEAST INDIA, APRIL 2010
>click here or on the link to the left to view tour video
HIS HOLINESS PRESIDES OVER THE ANNUAL
MONLAM PRAYER CELEBRATION: NOVEMBER 23-DECEMBER 2, 2009
The Annual Monlam Prayer Celebration took place in Lumbini, Nepal, over a 2-week period, from November 23 to December 2. Over 4,000 attended this glorious celebration this year, including His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche and all of the Rinpoches, Khenpos, Lamas, and Nuns of the lineage, as well as thousands of lay students from around the world.
>click here for a teaching on the Sakya Monlam
>click here to view Monlam photo galleries
