His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche bestowed this teaching, at the request of Sakya Kalden Ling, Frankfurt, Germany on June 5 and 6, 2021. Tara is often referred to as Ārya Tārā in Sanskrit (Jetsun Dölma in Tibetan). She is a female bodhisattva, buddha, and meditational deity who is often called the […]
Level: Intermediate
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. […]
How to Choose a Guru
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Dependent Origination
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching on June 21, 2017, at the request of Sakya Gephel Ling, Barcelona, Spain. The Tibetan term “tenching drelwar jungwa” means dependent origination, or dependent arising. Its short form is tendrel. The Buddha’s doctrine of tendrel asserts the interconnected nature of all phenomena. In its […]