The Center, a non-profit organization,
is registered under the name Orgyen Chogyi Chonzo Ling, and was
founded in 1988 by Chogyi Trinchen Rinpoche at the time of his
visit to Portland. Chogyi Trichen Rinpoche was one of the greatest
living masters of Tibetan Buddhism and the Sakya lineage. He
was a teacher of both His Holiness Sakya Trizin and Her Eminence
Jetsun Kusho Chime Luding during their early training years.
The first director and resident teacher
for the Portland Sakya Center was Jared Rhoton (Sonam Tenzin), who, during
his lifetime, was a skilled translator and accomplished scholar. The current
director and resident teacher for the Center is Ani
Gilda Paldrön Taylor, an ordained Tibetan Buddhist nun, appointed
to the position in 1991 by His Holiness Sakya Trizin.
