His Holiness Dharma King Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche

 

 

Monks outside Tharlam Monastery, Katmandu, Nepal. waiting to hear Lambre teachings given by H. H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya in 2007.   

The Sakya Monastery in
Seattle, WA.

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H. H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya with grandsons H. E. Avikrita Rinpoche and H. E. Asanga Rinpoche.
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His Holiness Dharma King Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche

H. H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche is the head of the Phuntshok Phodrang branch of the Khon dynasty, the main lineage of the Sakya tradition. The leadership of the Sakya sect has rotated between the Phuntshok Phodrang branch and the Dolma Phodrang branch, currently headed by H. H. Sakya Trizin. H. H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya founded and serves as the main teacher of Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle, WA. He has given teachings and empowerments in other parts of the United States and Canada as well as various European and Asian countries.

See the book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III for a more detailed biography and H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche's commentary on the accomplishments of His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu.

Southern part of Sakya Temple along the Tromchu River.