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. […]
Sleeping Yoga Instruction
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) gave this teaching on Amitābha sleeping yoga at the request of the Singapore Buddha Sasana Society (Sakya Tenphel Ling) on February 19, 2011. Death is a topic many would avoid perceiving it as negative, yet everyone born will have to face and experience it eventually. Instead […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]