His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, delivered this teaching online on February 24, 2024, in commemoration of Chotrul Düchen, as part of the Teachings on Sutra series requested by 84000, a nonprofit organization dedicated to translating the complete collections of the Buddha’s words into modern languages. The Aparimitāyurjñāna Sūtra carries a promise […]
His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, graciously bestowed the White Tara initiation online at the request of Sakya Friends on January 25, 2023. Before and after the empowerment, His Holiness offered guidance and counsel to the practitioners. Life is unfolding right now—but how often do we truly notice it? Day after day, […]
His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, graciously bestowed the Guru Rinpoche initiation of the Apang Terton lineage online, at the request of Sakya Friends, on February 4, 2023. Prior to the empowerment, His Holiness offered guidance and counsel to the practitioners. Embarking on any endeavor, the beginning is always the most challenging. […]
His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, gave this teaching online on February 15, 2022, before and after bestowing the Yellow Jambhala initiation, at the request of the Taipei Vajrayana Sakya Manjushri Center. Wealth is a pursuit that occupies much of people’s lives.But in Buddhism, wealth deity practices aren’t about fueling endless desire. […]
His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, gave this advice online on February 10, 2024, at the request of the Vajrayana Sakya Manjushri Center in Taipei, Taiwan. Many people understand the teachings of the Buddha to be a religion. While it may incorporate religious elements to cater to certain mental inclinations, its essence […]
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, delivered this series of teachings in the Tibetan language via videos during the sacred occasion of Saga Dawa in 2020, commemorating the life of Buddha Shakyamuni: his birth, enlightenment, and parinirvāṇa. Buddha Śākyamuni is a historical figure, not a character from a fairy tale or myth. […]
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching online on September 18, 2020, at the request of Khen Jampa and Tibetan Education Fund. Hearing the teachings and contemplating them often will help engrave them on our minds. It sometimes happens that we think we have fully grasped the meaning of something […]
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on February 15, 2024, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. […]
His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche bestowed this teaching, at the request of Sakya Kalden Ling, Frankfurt, Germany on June 5 and 6, 2021. Tara is often referred to as Ārya Tārā in Sanskrit (Jetsun Dölma in Tibetan). She is a female bodhisattva, buddha, and meditational deity who is often called the […]
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on December 15, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. […]