Tibet Oral History Project: Interview with His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin on 3/31/2017

Read the interview transcript in English at ** This interview about life in Tibet was conducted by the Tibet Oral History Project. This non-profit organization aims to preserve the history and culture of the Tibetan people by interviewing elderly Tibetan refugees about life in Tibet before and after the Chinese invasion. Learn more at . ** Interview Summary: His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin was born in Tsethong in Utsang Province in 1945. He fondly recalls his aunt who raised him after the passing away of his parents. He talks about his family’s special Sakya lineage and the tradition of preparing the children for their future as leaders of that sect of Tibetan Buddhism. His Holiness describes his religious education in the Sakya tradition provided by his root guru and other lamas. During his first visit to Lhasa in 1950 at age 8, His Holiness was nominated as the Trizin ‘Throne Holder’ of Sakya b