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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Sakya Series

Sakya

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Vajra Seat at the heart of the snowy land of Tibet—

May glorious Sakya and its tradition of Dharma flourish and spread,

May its family lineage of emanations continue without interruption,

And may all its enlightened activities extend throughout the whole of space!

Texts related to the Sakya (sa skya) tradition and its sub-branches:

Advice

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A comprehensive guide to the Mahāyāna path in the Sakya tradition written at the behest of a lama referred to as Kangyurpa.
Advice Lamrim Vehicles

Behavioural Guidelines

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Jamyang Khyentse wrote these behavioural guidelines (bca' yig) for the Sakya monastery of Tupten Tashi Gepel Ling (thub bstan bkra shis dge 'phel gling), also known as Sagang (sa sgang), from his residence at Dzongsar during the Earth Tiger year (1938–1939).
Ethical Guidelines

Letters

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
An appeal for funds, written in 1945, on behalf of the Sakya monastery of Sejo (se 'jo) in Dzakhok as they prepared to perform an elaborate torma repelling rite (gtor bzlog) based on the Eight-Deity Pañjaranātha.
Letters

Lineage Prayers

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Supplementary verses to be added to the prayer to the lineage of Parting from the Four Attachments composed by Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo (1382–1456).
Lineage Prayers Parting from the Four Attachments Damngak Dzö
by Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo
A prayer to the lineage of masters who held the instructions for the famous four-line teaching from the Buddha and Mañjuśrī down to Ngorchen's own guru, Sharchen Yeshe Gyaltsen (shar chen ye shes rgyal mtshan, 1359–1406).
Lineage Prayers Parting from the Four Attachments Damngak Dzö Compendium of Sādhanas

Prayers

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A brief invocation of the abbots of Ngor, from Kunga Zangpo (1382–1456) through to Könchok Lhundrup (1497–1557), followed by an aspiration to emulate their conduct and realization.
Prayers
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
An invocation of deities associated with magnetizing and enriching for the sake of the teachings in general and the Sakya teachings in particular.
Prayers
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A prayer to six master scholars from the Sakya tradition: Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo (1382–1456), Dzongpa Kunga Namgyal (1432–1496), Yaktön Sangye Pal (1350–1414), Rongtön Sheja Kunrig (1367–1449), Gorampa Sonam Senge (1429–1489) and Śākya Chokden (1428–1507).
Prayers
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
A two-verse prayer to all the gurus and deities of the Sakya tradition, invoking their inspiration and blessings to follow the path in the present and future lives.
Prayers

Songs

by Khenpo Shenga
Said to have been composed some time around 1909 or 1910, this poem expresses the author's appreciation for the Sakya teachings and is intended as an encouragement to fellow disciples (of Loter Wangpo) to pursue their study and practice.
Songs and Poems

Related Topics

Compendium of Sādhanas Geluk Jonang Kadam Kagyü Lamdré Nonsectarianism Nyingma Parting from the Four Attachments

Sakya Patriarchs

Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources

Further information:

BDRC T617 (sa skya)
Sakya Research Center

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