Khön Könchok Gyalpo (, 1034-1102) was the founder of the
Sakya
The ''Sakya'' (, 'pale earth') school is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the others being the Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug. It is one of the Red Hat Orders along with the Nyingma and Kagyu.
Origins
Virūpa, 16th century. It depict ...
School of Tibetan Buddhism, and the founder of
Sakya Monastery
Sakya Monastery (), also known as Pel Sakya (; "White Earth" or "Pale Earth") is a Buddhist monastery situated in Sa'gya Town (ས་སྐྱ་), Sa'gya County, about 127 km west of Shigatse in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
History
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. Khön Könchok Gyalpo was born in
Sa'gya,
Tsang. He was a member of the
Khön family, and his ancestry can be traced back to Khön Dorje Rinpoche, student of
Padmasambhava
Padmasambhava ("Born from a Lotus"), also known as Guru Rinpoche (Precious Guru) and the Lotus from Oḍḍiyāna, was a tantric Buddhist Vajra master from India who may have taught Vajrayana in Tibet (circa 8th – 9th centuries)... According ...
. He followed his father and brother and learned doctrines of the
Nyingma
Nyingma (literally 'old school') is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. It is also often referred to as ''Ngangyur'' (, ), "order of the ancient translations". The Nyingma school is founded on the first lineages and transl ...
School at a young age, but studied newly translated Vajrayāna texts with
Drogmi Shakya Yeshe later. Khön Könchok Gyalpo established Sakya Monastery in 1073, where the Sakya Tradition first developed. His son
Khön Kunga Nyingpo was regarded as the first leader of Sakya, and Khön Könchok Gyalpo is known as the first
Sakya Trizin
Sakya Trizin ( "Sakya Throne-Holder") is the traditional title of the head of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.''Holy Biographies of the Great Founders of the Glorious Sakya Order'', translated by Venerable Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen, Ani Kunga C ...
.
References
* Ngawang Gongkar Sonam, transl.
Chen Qingying (陈庆英), ''History of the Sakya Lineage'' (萨迦世系史), Lhasa, 西藏人民出版社: 1989.
* Chappel Tseten Püntsok, ''History of Tibet'', Beijing, 五洲传播出版社: 2012.
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Sakya Trizins
Tibetan people
11th-century Tibetan people
1034 births
1102 deaths