Bsod nams rtse mo

བསོད་ནམས་རྩེ་མོ་

Sönam Tsemo(1142 - 1182) 

Tibetan date of birth:

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Year of the Male Water Dog, 2^nd sexagenary cycle.

Sonam Tsemo, the son of Sachen Kunga Nyingpo, was the second of the five founding patriarchs of the Sakya tradition. He was also the fourth Sakya Tridzin at Sakya Monastery, although he served as active head of the monastery for only a few years.

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Other names

• Sakya Tridzin, 4th · other names

Affiliations & relations

• Oldest son of Sa chen kun dga' snying po and older brother of Rje btsun grags pa rgyal mtshan. · familial relation
• sa skya · religious affiliation
• Sa chen kun dga' snying po · teacher
• Phywa pa chos kyi seng+ge · teacher
• Rje btsun grags pa rgyal mtshan · student