His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video in the winter of 2021, at the request of his devoted students. The Lamdré, or the ‘Path Including Its Result,’ is the highest teaching in the Sakya school. It consists of two parts. The first is the Triple Vision, a guide for the […]
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) bestowed this teaching on September 16, 2007, at Singapore Buddha Sasana Society (Sakya Tenphel Ling). Although it might appear that Vajrayāna, or the “vajra vehicle,” is a third yana that exists apart from Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna is, in fact, an aspect of Mahāyāna, or the […]
The emptiness or shunyata view is the ultimate truth taught by Lord Buddha, which is expressed in the view of Madhyamaka, the Middle Way school. The ultimate truth is a profound teaching and therefore can be relatively challenging for some to understand as compared to the relative truth. In this brief teaching, a simple but […]
The renowned Samantabhadra prayer, also known as “The King of All Aspiration Prayers,” is recited during the Sakya Aspiration Prayer Festival (Monlam) to invoke world peace and harmony. This prayer is also recited on various occasions, including the period of Chotrul Düchen. During the concluding session of the Great Sakya Monlam 2020, His Holiness the […]
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video in the summer of 2020, at the request of his devoted students. In this teaching, His Holiness explains the importance of relying the four reliances, which were taught by Buddha Shakyamuni. His Holiness provides a simple, direct, and comprehensive instruction on […]
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, participated in an interview, at the request of International Buddhist Academy, Nepal in 2019. This lecture contains a compilation of questions comprising a wide range of topics about Buddhism and the complete Buddhist path. His Holiness condenses the profound and vast topics in a concise and […]
The content of this book was extracted from the teaching originally known as “The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma”, given by H.H. the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) in the United States. Source: This teaching was obtained from Tsechen Kunchab Ling Website. […]
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) bestowed this teaching on June 6, 2019, at Tsechen Kunchab Ling in Walden, New York. This teaching is the second part of the Opening the Door to Dharma series. In this teaching, His Holiness points out that once we have taken refuge in the Triple Gem […]
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) bestowed this teaching on June 5, 2019, at Tsechen Kuncha Ling in Walden, New York. In this series of teachings, His Holiness instructs us how to thrive in our Dharma learning and practice. In part one, His Holiness describes the prerequisites for students when receiving Dharma […]
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching on December 6, 2018, in Lisbon, Portugal. In this teaching, His Holiness explains how the teachings of the Buddha help us in giving rise to a kind heart and clear mind. Acknowledgement: We thank the event organizer, The Kangyur Rinpoche Foundation, for sharing […]