How to Apply Buddhadharma in Our Daily Lives

In this teaching, His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin shares with us wholeheartedly the essence of a proper, real, and genuine Dharma practice, and provides a simple and clear set of instructions for us to apply the Dharma teachings in our daily lives. Source: Sakya Kalden Ling Facebook What is Dharma practice? Is reciting mantras […]

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Merit Accumulation Part 1: A Superstitious Belief?

His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche responded to a series of questions on merit accumulation, at the request of The Sakya Tradition, Inc.. Question: In Tibetan Buddhism, we talk about “auspicious day” and “auspicious time,” we commence certain spiritual event on certain auspicious days for auspicious dependence origination. Is this considered superstitious? […]

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Introducción al Madhyamaka

The emptiness or shunyata view is the ultimate truth taught by Lord Buddha, which is expressed in the view of Madhyamaka, the Middle Way school. The ultimate truth is a profound teaching and therefore can be relatively challenging for some to understand as compared to the relative truth. In this brief teaching, a simple but […]

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A Teaching on the Bardo

His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching on May 20, 2014, at the request of Sakya Ling, Reading, United Kingdom. In this teaching, His Holiness provides us with an overview of the bardo, the intermediate state between death and birth. The teaching highlights the necessary preparation for the deceased and […]

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Buddha Dharma and Family Life

This teaching was given by H.H. the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche in 2015 at Dharma Friends of Israel, Israel.   Source: This teaching was obtained from Pal Sakya Website. […]

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About Peace

At the request of Sanchi TV, His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche spoke about how we use Buddhist values in cultivating peace. Source: This teaching was obtained from SanchiiTV Youtube. […]

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Ecology, Interdependence, and Buddhism

His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching at Sakya Thukje Ling, Biarritz, France, on May 21, 2014. Source: This teaching was obtained from Pal Sakya Website. […]

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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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Four Reliances

His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video in the summer of 2020, at the request of his devoted students. In this teaching, His Holiness explains the importance of relying the four reliances, which were taught by Buddha Shakyamuni. His Holiness provides a simple, direct, and comprehensive instruction on […]

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