Bari Lotsāwa Rinchen Drak

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Bari Lotsāwa Rinchen Drak (ba ri lo tsA ba rin chen grags) (1040-1111), a.k.a. Bari Lotsawa (ba ri lo tsA) or Rinchen Drak (rin chen grags). The second throne holder of Sakya school (see Sakya Trizin). At the age of 63, he retained the seat of Sakya for a period of eight years (1102-1110). He is one of the main lineage figures in the transmission and translation of the White Tara practice and tantras that originate from the Indian master Vagishvarakirti.

Further reading

Print publications:

  • The Blue Annals (Trad. Roerich, G.N.), Delhi: Motilal Barnasidass, 1996, p.1021-1024.

Web publications: