His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this talk in Montroyo, Spain, at the request of Sangchen Norbu Ling, Spain, on August 15, 2023. Buddha Shakyamuni dedicated six years to ascetic practices, enduring unimaginable hardships in pursuit of enlightenment, but these efforts did not result in buddhahood. It was only upon realizing […]
His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche bestowed this teaching, at the request of Casa Virupa, Tavertet, Barcelona, Spain on August 14, 2021. There are various levels of wisdom, each holding its own significance. In the teachings of Buddha, our quest is to uncover the ultimate wisdom—the profound comprehension and revelation of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching on March 26, 2012, at the request of Sakya Drogon Ling, Dénia, Spain. All the teachings of the Buddha were given to help us tame our minds. That “everything is the mind” may seem obscure initially, but if we practice as His Holiness […]
His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche bestowed this teaching at Sakya Thegchog Düdé (Sangha Activa), Barcelona, Spain, on August 22, 2021, after an initiation of White Mahākāla. This text originated as a series of remarks after a White Mahākāla initiation. It briefly explains the purpose of a wealth deity for those on […]
We may be familiar with teachings on loving-kindness, compassion, and bodhicitta. But in this short yet concise teaching, His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche presented these three topics in a different perspective and in a nondharmic language. In addition, Rinpoche also gave a brief overview about Sukhavati, the pure land of Buddha […]
In 2014. His Holiness explains about the proper and right motivation when performing Dharma practice, during an initiation given to the Paramita Sangha in Spain. Source: This teaching was obtained from Paramita Youtube. […]
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