His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche bestowed this teaching online, at the request of ScinGiang Center, Italy on November 4, 2021. Parting from the Four Attachments, a concise pith instruction given by Mañjuśrī, the great bodhisattva encompassing wisdom, to Sachen Kunga Nyingpo, the first Sakya Patriarch, contains the entire essence of the […]
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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. […]
The Main Tara and Her Manifestations: Are They Different?
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on April 15, 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, […]
How to Setup a 21-Tara Shrine
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on March 31, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. Source: This teaching was obtained from The Sakya Tradition. […]
Tara Pujas Performed in the Sakya School
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on March 11, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. Source: This teaching was obtained from The Sakya Tradition. […]
Tara and Palden Atisa
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on February 27, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. Source: This teaching was obtained from The Sakya Tradition. […]
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 […]
To Awaken from the Dream of This Illusory Vision: the Need for the Spiritual Path
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) bestowed this teaching in 1984 at Rigpa in London. Two thousand five hundred years ago, Buddha Shakyamuni attained enlightenment: a liberating insight into the nature of reality, freedom from all forms of suffering, and the ultimate happiness called buddhahood. After his awakening, in his first sermon, […]