Here is one of the first in-depth looks into the Sakya lineage of Tibetan Buddhism available in English. With a foreword by the head of the lineage, H. H. Sakya Trizin, and a rich collection of teachings by key figures, this book provides students of Tibetan Buddhism with an overview of the philosophy, major lineage figures, and crucial teachings of this school.
The Sakya school has a number of meditation communities throughout North America, with monasteries in Seattle and in Shrewsbury, Mass., as well as major groups in Seattle; San Francisco; Silver Spring, Md.; Cambridge, Mass.; and Barre, Mass. Because there is so little literature from this tradition available to Western students, this book will be a great resource for scholars, students, and practitioners of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
This volume contains essays from the key teachers of the Sakya school, both contemporary and historical, including H. H. Sakya Trizin, Khenpo Appey, Sakya Pandita, Peter Della Santina, Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen, Chogye Trinchen, Choegyal Phagpa, and Migmar Tseten.
Treasures of the Sakya Lineage: Teachings from the Masters, Migmar Tseten, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 268 Pages, $18.95
Migmar Tseten is a Buddhist chaplain at Harvard University. He leads retreats at Buddhist centers throughout North America. He founded the Sakya Institute in Cambridge, Mass., and has served as the head of the Sakya Retreat Center in Barre, Mass. He also served as the head of the Sakya Center in Rajpur, India, and the Sakya Monastery in Puruwalla, India, from 1981 to 1989.
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Contents: TREASURES OF THE SAKYA LINEAGE |
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Foreword |
ix |
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His Holiness Sakya Trizin |
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Preface |
xi |
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The Great Song of Experience |
1 |
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Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen |
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2. |
A Prayer for the Happiness of All Living Beings |
27 |
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Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo |
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3. |
The Buddhist Essence Teaching |
30 |
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An Interview with His Holiness Sakya Trizin |
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4. |
The History of Buddhism |
71 |
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His Eminence Chogye Trichen |
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5. |
The Production of Faith |
91 |
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Khenpo Appey |
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6. |
The Song on How to Rely on Antidotes |
100 |
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Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen |
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7. |
The Enlightenment Thought |
102 |
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Khenpo Appey |
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8. |
The Nature of the Mind |
117 |
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His Holiness Sakya Trizin |
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9. |
The Buddhist Essence Teaching |
121 |
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An Interview with Sakya Pandita |
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10. |
The Five Aggregates |
128 |
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Acharya Lama Migmar Tseten |
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11. |
Awakening Buddha Nature |
133 |
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Khenpo Appey |
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12. |
The Five Paths to Enlightenment |
138 |
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Khenpo Appey |
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13. |
The Ten Bhumis to Enlightenment |
148 |
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Khenpo Appey |
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14. |
The Gift of the Dharma to Kublai Khan |
152 |
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Chogyal Phakpa |
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15. |
The Perfection of Moral Conduct |
159 |
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Khenpo Appey |
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16. |
The Perfection of Patience |
167 |
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Khenpo Appey |
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17. |
The Perfection of Diligence |
127 |
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Khenpo Appey |
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18. |
The Perfection of Meditation |
183 |
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Khenpo Appey |
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19. |
The Song of Inquiring About Good Health |
199 |
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Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen |
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20. |
The Song of Praising Place |
203 |
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Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen |
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21. |
The Song of Eight Practices of Dreams |
208 |
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Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen |
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22. |
The King of Noble Prayers Aspiring to the Deeds of the Excellent |
211 |
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Translated by Tulku Thondup |
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23. |
The Song of Bringing the Experience of Practice |
221 |
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Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen |
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24. |
An Homage to the Buddha Who Performed Twelve Enlightened Deeds |
224 |
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Translated by Tulku Thondup |
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25. |
The History of the Sakya School |
228 |
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Acharya Lama Migmar Tseten |
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Biographies of the Authors |
257 |
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