BUDDHISM

What is the main goal of Buddhism?

Buddhism is one of the world's great religions, but is often not regarded as a religion, but as a philosophy or spiritual training. The historical Buddha was born around 2500 years ago as the son of a king, Siddharta Gautama, in Lumbini, now Nepal. He achieved enlightenment (nirvana), the highest goal, through mental training and meditation. He developed the teachings and their methods to reach this level through multiple experiences.

What are the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism?

The Sakya school is one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

The authentic Buddhist teachings of the Sakya school The head of the Sakya school, known as Sakya Trizin, always comes from the male line of the Khön family. The current Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra, is the forty-third to hold this office. Sakya Trizin is considered the reincarnation of two great Tibetan masters: a Nyingmapa lama named Apong Terton (Orgyen Thrinley Lingpa), who is famous for his Red Tara cycle, and his grandfather, the 39th Kyabgon Sakya Trizin Dhagtshul Thrinley Rinchen (1871-1936).

Emergence of the Sakya tradition

The Sakya school is one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

The authentic Buddhist teachings of the Sakya school
The head of the Sakya school, known as Sakya Trizin, always comes from the male line of the Khön family. The current Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra, is the forty-third to hold this office. Sakya Trizin is considered the reincarnation of two great Tibetan masters: a Nyingmapa lama named Apong Terton (Orgyen Thrinley Lingpa), who is famous for his Red Tara cycle, and his grandfather, the 39th Kyabgon Sakya Trizin Dhagtshul Thrinley Rinchen (1871-1936).

Since the reign of Khon Könchok Gyelpo (1034-1102), the succession has traditionally alternated between the two Sakya palaces. The Ducho sub-dynasty of the Sakya survives, divided into two palaces, the Dolma Phodrang and the Phuntsok Phodrang. Sakya Trizin is the head of the Dolma Phodrang. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya (1929-2016) was the head of the Phuntsok Phodrang and lived in Seattle, Washington, where he co-founded the Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism with Dezhung Rinpoche III and established the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the United States. Dagchen Sakya's father was the previous Sakya Trizin, Trichen Ngawang Thutop Wangchuk, Throne Holder of Sakya, and his mother was Dechen Drolma. Dagchen Sakya was married to Dagmo Jamyang Kusho Sakya; they have five sons, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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