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 […]
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Brief Introduction of the 21-Taras: Tara Granter of Boons and Tara Dispeller of Sorrow
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on August 24, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. […]
Brief Introduction of the 21-Taras: Tara Crushing Adversaries & Tara Who Bestows Supreme Powers
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on July 26, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition […]
Wisdom Is the Key to a Happy Life: A Teaching for the Reading Transmission of the Mañjuśrī-nāma-saṃgīti Tantra
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) bestowed this teaching on May 30, 2014, at Nagarjuna Center, Valencia, Spain. Happiness is important to all of us. It is easy to see that newborn babies, animals, and even insects do what they do in search of happiness and relief from suffering. Happiness is also […]
Brief Introduction of the 21-Taras: Tara Proclaiming the Sound of HUM & Tara Victorious Over the 3 Worlds
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on June 22, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. […]
Brief Introduction of the 21-Taras: Golden-Colored Tara and Tara Victorious Ushnisha
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on May 19, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. […]
Brief Introduction of the 21 Taras: Swift and Courageous Tara & Great Pacifier Tara
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on April 28, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. Source: This teaching was obtained from The Sakya Tradition. […]
Wisdom and Compassion
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) bestowed this teaching in 2003 at Ahimsa Institute, South Egremont, Massachusetts, USA. We often focus on the results that we desire without precise attention to the causal factors that will produce them. This is true whether we are speaking of worldly or spiritual goals: success, happiness, […]
Buddhism in Uncertain Times
His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche bestowed this teaching online, at the request of Tibetan Education Fund on August 8, 2020. It sometimes seems like there are more challenges facing us in the 21st century than ever before. Global problems impact us all, while each individual must also contend with his or her […]
Buddhism in a Nutshell: The Four Noble Truths
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on July 24, 2020, Dharmacakra day, on which we celebrate Buddha’s first teaching in this world—the first Turning of the Wheel of Dharma, at the request of Sachen Foundation. After Lord Buddha attained enlightenment, the first teaching he gave was a […]