August 15, 2010: Message from His Holiness Sakya Trizin Regarding the Recent Floods in Ladakh: "The terrible tragedy that has in the past week befallen the people of Leh in Ladakh gives me great sorrow, and I wish to extend to them my deepest feelings of sympathy. The tragic loss of life, property and livelihood that they are suffering is a source of mourning to everyone...." click here to read complete message (pdf)

Message from His Holiness Sakya Trizin Rearding the Recent Earthquake
His Holiness the Sakya Trizin offers his deepest sympathy and prayers to all those who are suffering from the effects of the tragic earthquake in the Kyekundo area. His Holiness is continuing his personal prayers for the deceased, and is also praying for the recovery of those who are injured, and those have lost family members, homes, and livelihood. At His Holiness' direction, His Eminence Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, His Eminence Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, His Eminence Luding Khenchen and other abbots of the Sakya, Ngor and other temple seats are performing extensive MahaVairochana rituals with their Sanghas for the deceased. May the deceased be freed of fear in the bardo, achieve higher rebirth, and eventually attain Buddhahood. May the injured be restored to health and reconstruction quickly accomplished.

>Click here for a message to earthquake victims (Tibetan only / no English translation; PDF format)

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.

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 will bestow the precious Lam Dre teaching cycle at Sakya Tsechen Ling in Kuttolsheim, France.
HIS EMINENCE RATNA VAJRA RINPOCHE AND
HIS EMINENCE YANA VAJRA RINPOCHE TO BESTOW TEACHINGS IN TIBET
 His Eminence Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, His Eminence Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, Her Eminence Gyalyum Kushog, and Her Eminence Dagmo Sonam are currently on pilgrimage in Chengdu, China.  While there, they will visit 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 will then travel to Tibet to visit the earthquake-affected area in Kham and to bestow teachings throughout eastern and central Tibet, including in Sakya itself.  During their two-month tour, they will bestow teachings and initiations at more than 70 monasteries.  This is the first time that His Eminence Ratna Vajra Rinpoche and His Eminence Gyana Vajra Rinpoche have visited Tibet.


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
LONG LIFE CELEBRATION &
GOLDEN JUBILEE: NOVEMBER 25, 2009
On November 25, 2009, in Lumbini, Nepal, high lamas, monks, nuns, and students gathered from around the world for a grand Golden Jubilee Celebration of fifty years since His Holiness Sakya Trizin’s enthronement. On the 25th, the long-life mandala offering to His Holiness the Sakya Trizin took place. On the 26th, there was a long-life empowerment for all disciples present. On the 27th, in respectful accordance with the command of His Holiness, the Sakya Trizin, a long-life mandala offering to His Holiness, Dagchen Rinpoche, was offered.

Click on the video to play: On the Occasion of the Golden Jubilee ceremony, This Devotional Chanting Video of Guru HH Sakya Trizin Rinpoche, sung by HE Dagmo Sonam Palkyi is a offering to The Precious Master By Bodhi TV. The Audio Album is Produced by Sakya Tenphel Ling, Singapore
>Click here for a full report of the Long Life & Golden Jubilee festivities
>Click here to view photo galleries of this glorious event

WANGYA NORBU TRINGWA INITIATION CYCLE:
OCTOBER 8 - NOVEMBER 12, 2009
From October 8 to November 12, His Holiness Sakya Trizin bestowed the Initiation Cycle "Wangya Norbu Tringwa" to over 1,000 lamas, khenpos, geshes, monks, nuns and lay people. The schedule included  2 days of Vajra Dhatu preliminary and main initiations; the Vajra Shikara preliminary initiation followed by 10 days of Vajra Shikara main initiations; and Shri Paramadi Tantra preliminary initiation followed by 14 days of main initiations. The last 10 days took place at Sakya Nunnery.

Joyful recipients include over 1,000 lamas, khenpos, geshes, monks, nuns and lay people and the following: Sakya Dolma Phodrang: H. E. Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, H.E Gyana Vajra Rinpoche; Sakya Phuntsok Phodrang: H.E. Abhisheka Rinpoche; H.E. Asanga Rinpoche, H.E. Abaya Rinpoche; Sakya Ngor Monastery: H.E. Khangsar Shabdrung Rinpoche; Gelug: Kyabje Kunde Ling Chogtrul Rinpoche, Kyabje Dhagpo Rinpoche, Kyabje Khanjur Togden Rinpoche, Kyabje Tragri Rinpoche, Venerable Lama Thupten Zopa Rinpoche, Venerable Phodong Chogtrul Tenzin Thutop, and 27 other Gelugpa Geshes and senior lamas; Sakya H.E. Jetsun Kushog-la and Sei Kushog-la; Sakya H.E. Gyalyum Kushog-la, H.E. Dhagmo Sonam Palkyi.

H.E. LUDING KHEN RINPOCHE 78th BIRTHDAY & LONG LIFE CELEBRATION: On November 1, many devoted students, monks and nuns gathered to celebrate the Birthday of H.E. Luding Khen Rinpoche at his monastery, Ngor Ewan Choden Monastery in Uttranchal State in northern India. Long Life Ceremony was offered on this day, which was also the traditional day of celebration of the Sachen Kunga Nyingpo, The first of the Five Patriarchs of the Sakya Tradition.

CELEBRATION OF HIS HOLINESS THE SAKYA TRIZIN'S
BIRTHDAY: SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
This year, a large number gathered to celebrate His Holiness' Birthday, including a traditional Long Life Ceremony; Sakya Center, Dehradun.

ANNUAL VAJRAKILAYA PUJA: The Annual Vajrakilaya Puja took place at Sakya Center late August and early September 2009, presided over by His Holiness and attended by many.
>click here for photos of past Pujas
>click here to read a teaching on the Vajrakilaya Puja

HIS HOLINESS OFFICIALLY OPENS
THE NEW SAKYA NUNS STUDY INSTITUTE :
TSECHEN SHEDDUB SAMTEN PHUNTSOK LING
SEPTEMBER 2009:
 The Sakya Nuns Study Institute was established by His Holiness Sakya Trizin especially to train nuns in the higher Buddhist philosophical studies. Located in a beautiful, large monastic facility in Manduwala, India, it has dormitory and classroom space for 100 nuns. >click here for more

ENTHRONEMENT & TEACHINGS: AUGUST 5-15, 2009: HH Sakya Trizin went to Bylakupe, Mysore to enthrone the reincarnation of Trindu Rinpoche at the Sakya Monastery there and to give teachings and initiations at the Gelug Sera-Je and Sera-Mey Monasteries and the Phodrang, Nyinmapa Namdroling Monastery, Kagyu Ayung Rinpoche's monastery, and various other Tibetan settlements.
>click here for photos
ISSUE #2
MELODY OF DHARMA a publication of the Sakya Dolma Phodrang ~ >click here to read or print the current issue
(pdf format; 40 pages)
An Interview
with His Holiness

Q. Your Holiness, would you give us an account of your life?

A. Perhaps I should begin by telling you what happened before my birth. The title 'Sakya Trizin' means 'Holder of the Throne of Sakya' and my grandfather had been the last Trizin in our family.

For the sake of having a son, my parents went on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash , Nepal , to Lhasa and to South Tibet but there was never any sign that a son might be born.

They had given up all hope when they reached Nalanda Monastery, an important Sakya Monastery north of Lhasa and told the monasteries’ abbots of this. The leaders were shocked and very worried, as our family lineage, the Dolma Palace line, held the tradition of the most esoteric Sakya teachings and moreover, most of the heads of the monastery had received these teachings from my grandfather, so to them, the continuation of our family was most important. They urged my parents not to give up hope, and moreover they gave up one of their best teachers, Lama Ngawang Lodro Rinchen, so that he could travel with my parents. This was something of a loss to the monastery, but he was a powerful Lama who could perform all the different rituals, and in particular, his prayers had caused children to be born to women who had been unable to have children before. After this he always traveled with my father, and together they performed many rituals and prayed for a son to be born. At last... >read online
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