His Holiness the Sakya Trichen provides a clear and wise unpacking of two texts by the thirteenth-century master Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, the fifth Sakya patriarch. As a founding father of the Sakya school and the first imperial preceptor under Kublai Khan, Phagpa converted the Mongols to Tibetan Buddhism. The two texts, “A Gift of Dharma […]
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Words of Awakening: Freeing the Heart and Mind Book Launch Speech
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) gave this speech on the auspicious occasion of the book launch for Freeing the Heart and Mind, Volume 2, held at Tsechen Kunchab Ling on June 16, 2018. In this speech, His Holiness highlights the significance of the two texts compiled in this book, “A Gift […]
Nature of Suffering: Discovering Bliss Beyond
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) gave this teaching at the request of Jamyang Buddhist Centre, London, United Kingdom in 1991. All of us, regardless of our background—be it rich or poor, healthy or sick, educated or uneducated, powerful or powerless—experience various forms and levels of suffering. The desire for liberation from […]
Brief Introduction of The 21 Taras: Tara Burner of Suffering, Tara Source of Siddhis, and Tara the Perfector
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. […]
Brief Introduction of The 21 Taras: Tara of Accomplishing Bliss & Tara, the Victorious Liberating One
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. […]
Brief Intro of the 21 Taras: Tara of Great Peace and Tara Destroyer of Attachment
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on November 10, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. […]
Basic Human Goodness and the Spiritual Path
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) bestowed a two-day teaching on May 28 and 29, 2012 at Tai Pei Buddhist Center, Singapore, jointly organized by Sakya Tenphel Ling (Singapore Sasana Center) and Pureland Marketing. Addressing people at all levels of the path and all states of belief, His Holiness emphasizes in this […]
Brief Introduction of the 21 Taras: Tara the Ripener and Tara with a Frown
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on October 12, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. […]
Brief Introduction of the 21-Taras: Tara Summoner of Beings and Tara Auspiciously Shining
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on September 22, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. […]
Beyond Happiness and Suffering: A Contemporary Introduction to the Non-differentiation of Saṃsāra and Nirvāṇa
His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche bestowed this teaching at the request of Tsechen Kunchab Ling, U.S.A. on July 22, 2022. The life story of Buddha Shakyamuni (Sanskrit, Śākyamuni), the founder of Buddhism, is not a fairy tale. In this teaching, His Holiness gives a brief account of the Buddha’s life, focusing […]