Sakya trizin biography of martin
The Complete Path, Beautiful Ornament of the Three Visions
The International Buddhist Academy (IBA) in Kathmandu is running a global training program that encompasses the Buddhist path in its entirety. This unique course has been devised for Dharma practitioners of all levels of experience and is focused mainly on the theory and practice of the Vajrayana path as transmitted by the founding masters of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.
His Holiness Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, the 42nd Sakya Trizin, is teaching this full 7-year program at the International Buddhist Academy in Kathmandu. In addition, IBA has established partnerships with selected Dharma centers on different continents to offer the first three years of this program, taught by qualified Lamas and guest teachers.
To help facilitate this precious opportunity for Buddhists in the United States, H.E. Avikrita Rinpoche, Head Lama of Sakya Monastery, and H.E. Dagyum Kusho, the Acting Head Lama, have chosen to host the second year (2018) of The Complete Path at Sakya Monastery.
Ven. Khenpo Jampa Rinpoche, assisted by translator Geshe Jamyang Tsultrim, will teach the weeklong intensive course at Sakya Monastery (Seattle, WA) from August 1-7, 2018.
This is the second year of the course. Participation from the second year (2018) onward requires completion of the previous levels. At the end of each year’s course, participants will receive a certification attesting their qualification to continue the program. For more information about the 7-year program, please visit thecompletepath.com.
For questions about the program at Sakya Monastery, please email monastery@sakya.org or call 206-789-2573. To register, visit https://conta.cc/2IWhf0C or contact the monastery.
2018: The Beautiful Ornament of the Three Visions
The text for Year 2 is The Beautiful Ornament of the Three Visions by Ngorchen Khönchog Lhundrup. The Beautiful Ornament of the Three Visions, taught in preparation for the Vajrayana path, is
Tibet Oral History Project
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- Title:
- Oral history with Sakya Trizin, His Holiness the 41st, March 31, 2017
- Contributors:
- Sakya Trizin, Adamski, Marcella, Tenzin Yangchen, and Tenzin Choenyi
- Topic:
- Buddhist Traditions, Oral history, and History
- Date:
- March 31, 2017
- Interview location:
- Rajpur (India : Village)
- Keywords:
- escape experienceschildhood memoriesBuddhist beliefscustoms/traditionsUtsangrefugee in India -- life as
- Description:
His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin was born in Tsethong in Utsang Province in 1945. He fondly recalls his aunt who raised him after the passing away of his parents. He talks about his family's special Sakya lineage and the tradition of preparing the children for their future as leaders of that sect of Tibetan Buddhism. His Holiness describes his religious education in the Sakya tradition provided by his root guru and other lamas.
During his first visit to Lhasa in 1950 at age 8, His Holiness was nominated as the Trizin 'Throne Holder' of Sakya by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His official enthronement celebration did not take place until 1959. Soon after the situation in Lhasa became dangerous under the Chinese occupation and His Holiness escaped to India. He moved around to various places in India such as Darjeeling, Dharamsala, Mussoorie and finally settled in Rajpur, where he established the Sakya Monastery in 1964.
His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin explains the recent changes he made by nominating his son to be the next Sakya Trizin. He plans to complete his autobiographical book soon. His Holiness shares his thoughts on the relevance of Buddhism in today's world.
- Title:
- Oral history with Gyarong Tenzin, March 31, 2017
- Contributors:
- Gyarong Tenzin, Adamski, Marcella, Tenzin Yangchen, and Tenzin Choenyi
- Topic:
- Resistance and Revolution, Oral history, and History
- Date:
- March 31, 2017
- Interview location:
- Clement Town (India)
- Keywords:
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Tradition: Sakya Bibliography
Sakya Religious Context
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- Biography
- Culture, History & Art
- Philosophy
- Tantra Literature
Videos:
- A Concise History of the Glorious Sakyapa School
- Sakya Monastery. China's Tibet. Dramdul & De Ji Droma. Published, 2008. (Book Review Video).
- The Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism
History:
A Concise History of the Glorious Sakyapa School. Chogye Trichen Rinpoche. Translated by David Jackson. Vajra Publications, 2022. (Book Review Video).
The Sakya Throne Holder Lineage. Jeffrey Davis Schoening, Masters thesis, University of Washington, 1983. (Unpublished).
A Waterdrop from the Glorious Sea, Sherab Gyaltsen Amipa. Rikon, Switzerland: Tibetan Institute, 1976.
A Tibetan Principality: The Political System of Sa sKya. C.W. Cassinelli & Robert Ekvall. Cornell University Press, 1969.
Opening of the Dharma, A Brief Explanation of the Essence of the Limitless Vehicles of the Buddha. Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. Translated by Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Gyatso, Malaysia, October 1984.
General Bibliography
A Gift of Dharma to Kublai Khan, Chogyal Phagpa, translated by Acharya Lobsang Jamspal and Acharya Manjusiddhartha. Victoria: Victoria Buddhist Dharma Society, 1976.
A Lamp for the Path to Liberation, Dezhung Rinpoche, translated by Richard Barron. Vancouver: 1984. (unpublished. Instructions for Calm Abiding meditation).
The Aphorisms (legs-bshad) of Sa-skya Pandita, J. Kolmas. Proceedings of the Csoma de Koros Memorial Symposium. Bibliotheca Orientalis Hungarica. Vol.23, pp. 189-203. (1971).
Chandragomin's Twenty Verses on the Buddhist Vow and its Commentary, by the Dalai Lama.
Commentary on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, Sakya Dragpa Gyaltsen, translated by Dr.Mark Tatz. Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1982.
The Dechen Community Teachings Handbook; outlines the sequence of training provided in the Dechen Community's centres and groups. By Jampa Thaye. Bristol: GaDisharmony Within the Sakya?
(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Niral)
On May 8, 2014, His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga Wangyal and His Holiness the late Dagchen Jigdral Ngawang Kunga issued a joint statement regarding the amendment of the traditional rule of lifetime succession within the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Acting on advice given over 50 years ago by Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro, the term of office for the throne holder of the lineage has been amended to a three-year term, after which the post passes to the next designate from one of the two Sakya Podrangs or ‘palaces’.
This decision has a significant impact on the Sakya tradition, since it drastically changes the established term in which a Sakya Trizin governs the lineage. It is a change that has raised many questions amongst Buddhist practitioners. In writing this article, we seek to analyse the points raised in this statement which can perhaps provide clues as to why such a drastic change has been implemented.
Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Niral
The origins of the holy Sakya tradition can be traced back to the Indian Mahasiddha Virupa of the 9th Century. In the scriptures he has several other names, including Birwapa, and his life is recounted as one of the 84 great Mahasiddhas in terms of his miraculous attainments.
The origins of the Sakya Tradition trace back to the Indian Mahasiddha Virupa
His main teachings are called the Lamdre, which literally means the ‘Path and the Fruit’ teachings. Lamdre forms the core of teachings within the Sakya tradition. These teachings were brought to Tibet by the Indian scholar Gayadhara (994 – 1043 CE) and were translated by his Tibetan disciple and translator, Drogmi Lotsawa Shakya Yeshe (992 – 1072 CE). Drogmi Lotsawa in turn transmitted these precious teachings to his main disciple Khon Konchok Gyalpo (1034 – 1102 CE). In 1073 CE, Khon Konchok Gyalpo founded the Sakya monastery in the Tsang region of ce