His Holiness the Sakya Trichen is a member of Tibet‘s noble Khon family, which founded the Sakya Order in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Born in Tibet in 1945, he inherited all the teachings that have been preserved within the Sakya tradition.

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His Holiness Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche (The Sakya Trichen) served as the 41st head of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism. The head of the Sakya school is known as the Sakya Trizin (‘holder of the Sakya throne’) is drawn from the male line of the Khön family.

In March 2017, when the throneholder duties were handed over to His Holiness Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, the 42nd Sakya Trizin. H.H. is now formally addressed as His Holiness Kyabgon Gongma Trizin Rinpoche.