| His Eminence Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche is the head of the Phuntshok Phodrang branch of the Khon dynasty of Sakya and the founder and principal guru of Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle, United States.
His Eminence was born in 1929 in southwestern Tibet where he received teachings and initiations on Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism from eminent teachers including his father, His Holiness Trichen Ngawang Thutop Wangchuk. His Eminence also received the main teachings in the Sakya tradition being the unbroken Khon lineage transmission of the Sakya Vajrakilaya, Hevajra initiations and Lamdre. |
After leaving Tibet in 1959 and since 1960, His Eminence, his wife, Dagmo Kusho and their five sons live in Seattle. His Eminence has not only given teachings and empowerments in United States but also Canada, European and Asian countries.
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