HIS HOLINESS PRESIDES OVER THE ANNUAL
MONLAM PRAYER CELEBRATION: NOVEMBER 23-DECEMBER 2
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 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

SINGAPORE TRIP & MONGOLIA TEACHING TOUR: His Holiness traveled to Singapore and throughout Mongolia in July and August, bestowing teachings and initiations to thousands of grateful students, lamas, monks and nuns.

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR,
INCLUDING THE PRECIOUS LAM DRE TEACHINGS: SUMMER 2009
His Holiness the Sakya Trizin bestowed the Lam Dre accompanied by His Eminence Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, His Eminence Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, and Her Eminence Jetsun Kushok Chimey Luding.
>for report of this tour, visit: http://www.drogmi.org
>click here for more on the Lam Dre tradition
>click here for photo gallery of past Lam Dre events