(Speech by David Spiekerman as offered to the Sakya Monastery Sangha on May 5, 2019) Good morning! On behalf of H.H. Sakya Dagchen Dorje Chang, the Sakya family, and Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, I would like to welcome all of you to our birthday celebration for H.E. Khondung Asanga Vajra Rinpoche, the grandson of…

by Abhaya Vajra Sakya Following our visit to Seattle in the winter, Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche and I, along with our parents and attendants, made a short visit to Thailand where we went on pilgrimage to holy temples and had some time for rest. Upon returning back to India, I flew to Bodhgaya with my parents…

by Adrienne Chan The word for “Thank You” in Vietnamese is “Ca’m o’n pronounced “kom on”. I used this word often during my visit to Vietnam. The Sakya Vietnam Center members under the direction of Mr. Tho Luu and Ms. Hong, President of the Center gave Ani Rinpoche, Jetsunma Aloki, Jetsunma Mamaki, Dagmo Chimey and…

by Alyssa McFarland, 2018 On May 1st and 2nd, 2018, His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin bestowed the Kalachakra empowerment to about 250 people at the Lynnwood Convention Center. Sakya Monastery organized this auspicious event, which marked the first time the Kalachakra Empowerment has ever been given in the Pacific Northwest. As our area is…

By Tulku Yeshe Rinpoche Today is the second anniversary of HH Jigdal Dagchen Sakya’s transformation into Guru Rinpoche’s heart. His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya is one of my root gurus, on both the worldly and spiritual levels. His kindness and wisdom was immeasurable. When I was in Tibet 25 years ago studying Tibetan history, I…