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Ratna Vajra Rinpoche

Sakya

Ratna Vajra Rinpoche was born in 1974 in Dehradun, India, and served as the 42nd Sakya Trizin, head of the Sakya school, from 2017 to 2022. He studied Buddhist philosophy at Sakya College, and his teachers include his father, the 41st Sakya Trizin, as well as Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, Luding Khenchen Rinpoche and Dezhung Rinpoche. He teaches internationally in English.

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Ratna Vajra Rinpoche

Ratna Vajra Rinpoche was born in 1974 in Dehradun, India, and served as the 42nd Sakya Trizin, head of the Sakya school, from 2017 to 2022. He studied Buddhist philosophy at Sakya College, and his teachers include his father, the 41st Sakya Trizin, as well as Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, Luding Khenchen Rinpoche and Dezhung Rinpoche. He teaches internationally in English.

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