His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching on June 11, 2022, anniversary of the mahāparinirvāṇa of Ngawang Lodre Shenphen Nyingpo, at the request of Tsechen Kunchab Ling, U.S.A. All of us have had formal relationship with teachers in various settings—in school, at work, or maybe to learn a hobby. In […]
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Two Introductory Teachings: On Spiritual Masters and On Abstaining from Nonvirtuous Deeds
Approaching the profound and vast Dharma path may appear overwhelming to most of us, especially those who are relatively newer. Knowing the right pointers will certainly help tremendously. Similar to secular education and training, meeting the right teacher is extremely important in our Dharma learning and practice, in fact is essential especially for the Vajrayāna […]
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 […]
The Four Noble Truths
The content of this book was extracted from the teaching originally known as “The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma”, given by H.H. the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) in the United States. Source: This teaching was obtained from Tsechen Kunchab Ling Website. […]
The Power of Buddhism
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching at Sakya Thinley Rinchen Ling, Bristol, United Kingdom, on May 26, 2017. The Power of Buddhism is an easy and refreshing read. In this teaching, His Holiness gave an overview of the essence in the Buddha’s teachings. He also explained how Dharma can […]
Introduction to Buddhism and the Path
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche gave a simple explanation about Buddhism and its practice path in Mandarin. Acknowledgement: We thank a Dharma friend for sharing the audio teaching with us. […]
The Four Seals of Dharma
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) bestowed this teaching on May 8, 2014 at the Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle. What defines one as a Buddhist? What makes us a good Buddhist? In this short but comprehensive teaching, His Holiness provides us with the answer. His Holiness explains the four […]
What is a Buddhafield
At the request of Sakya Dechen Ling, His Holiness the Sakya Trichen talked about what is a buddhafield in 2010. Source: This teaching was obtained from DechenBuddhism Youtube. […]
Way of the Buddha
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) bestowed this teaching at Sakya Thinley Rinchen Ling, Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1991, followed by an initiation of Buddha Amitāyus. Acknowledgement: We thank a Dharma friend for sharing the transcript with us. […]