We are honored to announce that His Holiness Sakya Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche (The Sakya Trichen) will give a blessing and public talk at Orgyen Khandroling in Denver on Chokhor Duchen (July 9th) from 1:00-3:30 pm.

We encourage all sangha and community members to join us!

Please click here for more information and to register to join us for this auspicious day.

We are honored to be visited by such a great master of Tibetan Buddhism, and offer everyone this unique opportunity right in our downtown Denver center. His Holiness the Sakya Trichen will also consecrate Orgyen Khandroling's shrine. How auspicious that his visit to Orgyen Khandroling falls on Chokor Duchen, the 'Festival of Turning the Wheel of Dharma', one of the four major Buddhist holidays that commemorates the Buddha's Shakyamuni's first teaching of the dharma.

We look forward to seeing all of you at this blessed event.

About His Holiness the Sakya Trichen:

His Holiness Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche (The Sakya Trichen) served as the 41st head of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism until March 2017.

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. Just as His Holiness the Dalai Lama is an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the manifestation of all the Buddha’s great compassion, His Holiness the Sakya Trichen is the manifestation of all the Buddha’s transcendent wisdom.

In addition to his leadership of the Sakya Order for over fifty years, His Holiness Sakya Trichen is renowned throughout the world for the brilliance and clarity of his teachings and his fluency and precise command of English. Receiving teachings directly from His Holiness carries a special lineage of blessings from the founders of the Sakya Order, as well as from Manjushri himself.