Samantabhadra Prayer: History and How to Practice

The renowned Samantabhadra prayer, also known as “The King of All Aspiration Prayers,” is recited during the Sakya Aspiration Prayer Festival (Monlam) to invoke world peace and harmony. This prayer is also recited on various occasions, including the period of Chotrul Düchen. During the concluding session of the Great Sakya Monlam 2020, His Holiness the […]

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Ingresando al Sendero de la Iluminación

Entering Path of Enlightenment

His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, participated in an interview, at the request of International Buddhist Academy, Nepal in 2019. This lecture contains a compilation of questions comprising a wide range of topics about Buddhism and the complete Buddhist path. His Holiness condenses the profound and vast topics in a concise and […]

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Study, Contemplation, and Meditation

His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching on June 24, 2019, at Sakya Phuntsok Ling in Silver Spring, Maryland. In this teaching, His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche explains how to proceed and practice on the Dharma path, illuminating the right approach for all of us—whether beginners […]

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Long-Life Empowerment

His Holiness the Sakya Trichen bestowed the long life initiation of the Mahasiddha Thangtong Gyalpo in National 4-H Conference Center, Maryland, U.S.A., on Vesak Day in 2019. The event was hosted by Sakya Phunstok Ling. The Sakya Tradition, Inc. was granted special permission to stream the initiation. Source: The video teaching was obtained from The […]

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Embarking on the Tantric Path and Examining One’s Progress

His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching on November 22, 2018, at the request of the Singapore Buddha Sasana Society (Sakya Tenphel Ling). In this teaching, His Holiness provided an overview about Vajrayāna and highlighted the importance of selecting the right guru before embarking the Vajrayāna path. Then in a […]

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A Simple Mind-Training Instruction Given by Mañjuśrī

A Simple Mind-Training Instruction

His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) bestowed this teaching on August 6, 2018 at Sera Jey Foundation, California. When Sachen Kunga Nyingpo, the first Sakya patriarch, was in retreat performing the Ārya Mañjuśrī practice at the age of twelve, he had a pure vision of Mañjuśrī. Mañjuśrī recited four lines of instruction […]

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Buddha’s Teachings: Kind Heart and Clear Mind

His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching on December 6, 2018, in Lisbon, Portugal. In this teaching, His Holiness explains how the teachings of the Buddha help us in giving rise to a kind heart and clear mind.  Acknowledgement: We thank the event organizer, The Kangyur Rinpoche Foundation, for sharing […]

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Teaching on the Seven-Limb Prayer

His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching on May 19, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the request of Sakya Thupten Dargye Ling (the Minnesota Sakya Center for Buddhist Studies and Meditation). The seven limbs practice is a powerful method to purify all our non-virtuous actions, which is the obstacle of […]

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