Audio Teachings
JULY 8, 2011: GLOBAL ECOLOGY FROM A BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE (Teaching Given During Public Talk in Minneapolis, MN, 2011 Western Hemisphere Tour): AUDIO FORMAT (click here to listen) PRAYERS: AUDIO FORMAT (click on the links to listen) Long Life Prayer for His Holiness Sakya Trizin (mp3: 2:22 min) Prayer to Manjushri (mp3: 6:32 min) Long Life […]
Teaching on Great Sakya Women
Great Khön Jetsunmas (as told by His Holiness the Sakya Trizin) There have been very great female Sakya practitioners ever since the very early days of the lineage. Jetsun Kunga Tenpey Nyingma, for example. She lived some 300 years ago. She’s actually one of the Vajrayogini lineage gurus. She was an outstanding master, and was […]
Teaching on Tara
A TEACHING ON TARA IN THE SAKYA TRADITION An Interview with His Holiness the Sakya Trizin Q: Your Holiness, what does lineage mean? Lineage means the teaching that has been brought down from Buddha to his disciples, then to the translators and then from one Guru to the next – the unbroken line of […]
Teaching on the Vajrakilaya Puja
Ritual drums of different sizes are played throughout the ceremony. His Holiness Sakya Trizin and Dungsey Rinpoches make musical offerings during the ritual His Holiness and sons begin the Vajrakilaya ritual in Sakya Centre’s courtyard A TEACHING ON THE VAJRAKILAYA PUJA IN THE KHON LINEASE OF THE SAKYAPA TRADITIONBased on an Interview with His Holiness […]
Teaching on the Lam Dre
A Brief History The Sakya order is the second oldest of the four principal traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. At its heart is the lineal transmission of Lam Dre (“The Path and Its Result”), a system of knowledge of practicing the entire range of sutric and tantric teachings of the Buddha that was first enunciated by […]
Teaching on the Four Attachments
by His Holiness Sakya Trizin (Part 1) On this special occasion, as we celebrate the opening of Tsechen Kunchab Ling, it is very auspicious to give this teaching known as Parting from the Four Attachments. This teaching, which is from the category of teachings known as mind training, was given directly by the Bodhisattva Manjushri […]
Teaching on the Sakya Monlam
MONLAM: THE GREAT SAKYA ASPIRATION PRAYER FESTIVAL Whoever knows, teaches, or recites this Aspiration to Noble Deeds Shall ultimately attain perfect Buddhahood. May none despair of complete enlightenment.-Samantabhadra’s Aspiration to Noble Deeds A Brief History of the Sakya Monlam Throughout history, scholars have studied the religious and secular developments of their own and other societies, […]
A Buddhist Essence Teaching (Interview)
Part One: “We made many predictions and they all said the same thing.” Q. Your Holiness, would you give us an account of your life? A. Perhaps I should begin by telling you what happened before my birth. The title ‘Sakya Trizin’ means ‘Holder of the Throne of Sakya’ and my grandfather had been the […]
Advice to Dharma Students (Interview)
Your Holiness, why should we practice Buddhist teachings? Generally speaking, from the smallest insect on up to the most intelligent human being, there is agreement that all sentient beings want happiness and all of them also wish to avoid suffering. The majority of human beings do not understand what the cause of suffering is, or […]
Melody of Dharma Magazine
Melody of Dharma A Publication of the Sakya Dolma PhodrangClick on the links to open, download or read issues online. (PDF format) Issue no.19: Special Edition Issue no.18 Special Edition Issue no.17 Issue no.16 Issue no.15 Issue no.14 Issue no.13 Issue no.12 Issue no.11 Issue no.10 Issue no.9 Issue no.8 Issue no.12 Issue no.6 Issue […]