Dechen Foundation - American association of Sakya Tibetan Buddhist centers

An American Association of Sakya and Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist Centers

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Dechen Foundation is an American association of Tibetan Buddhist centers of the Sakya and Karma Kagyu traditions founded by Lama Jampa Thaye under the spiritual authority of Karma Thinley Rinpoche, and is the sister association of Dechen.

The Sakya Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism

The Sakya tradition is known as the 'owner of all the Buddha's teachings' due to the vast extent of teachings and practices it has preserved in its long history.

The head of the Sakya school is known as Sakya Trizin, meaning throneholder of Sakya.

The current Sakya Trizin is the forty-first in the line of Sakya throne-holders.

The Karma Kagyu Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism

The Karma Kagyu tradition is known as the 'practice lineage' due to its emphasis on meditation.

The head of the tradition is the Karmapa Thrinley Thaye Dorje.

Karma Thinley Rinpoche

Karma Thinley Rinpoche, the grand master of Dechen, is a renowned master of the Kagyu and Sakya traditions.

Lama Jampa Thaye
(Founder of Dechen Foundation)

Lama Jampa Thaye has been a student of H.H. Sakya Trizin and Karma Thinley Rinpoche for almost 40 years, and received his authority as a vajrayana teacher from them.

Lama Jampa Thaye

Dechen Buddhism

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