Freeing the Heart and Mind: Part Two: Chogyal Phagpa on the Buddhist Path by Sakya Trichen, His Holiness

Freeing the Heart and Mind: Part Two: Chogyal Phagpa on the Buddhist Path (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781614294849)

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Freeing the Heart and Mind: Part Two: Chogyal Phagpa on the Buddhist Path by Sakya Trichen, His Holiness

Freeing the Heart and Mind: Part Two: Chogyal Phagpa on the Buddhist Path

$16.95
Freeing the Heart and Mind: Part Two: Chogyal Phagpa on the Buddhist Path by Sakya Trichen, His Holiness

Freeing the Heart and Mind: Part Two: Chogyal Phagpa on the Buddhist Path

$16.95
Format: Paperback
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Explore two seminal Sakya texts with an incomparable teacher.

His Holiness Kyabgon Gongma Sakya Trichen Rinpoche, the noble forty-first head of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism, with his trademark clarity and deep wisdom here unpacks two texts by the legendary thirteenth-century Drog n Ch gyal Phagpa. The fifth leader of the Sakya school, Ch gyal Phagpa became the first imperial preceptor under Kublai Khan and thus converted the Mongols to Tibetan Buddhism. His two texts presented here, A Gift of Dharma to Kublai Khan and A Garland of Jewels, which was written as advice for Prince Gibek Timur, are marvels of insight.

Freeing the Heart and Mind begins with a biography of Ch gyal Phagpa by Ngawang Kunga S nam, himself an important Sakya throneholder. The two texts are then presented in sparkling translation, each accompanied by penetrating commentary from His Holiness, who takes these texts, written initially for royalty, and shows how their timeless lessons--how to meditate, the personal characteristics we should cultivate, and the states on the path to buddhahood--can be incorporated into our lives today.

A must-read for students of the Sakya tradition, with a gorgeous full-color photo section, it can be enjoyed either as the second volume in the course developed by His Holiness or as a stand-alone volume on its own merits.

Author: His Holiness Sakya Trichen
ISBN-10: 1614294844
ISBN-13: 9781614294849
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Language: English
Published: 04/17/2018
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
By His Holiness Sakya Trichen
By His Holiness Sakya Trichen
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His Holiness the Sakya Trichen is the revered forty-first throne holder of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism, which dates back to 1073. He is a member of the Khon family, who have been important teachers of Buddhism in Tibet since the eighth century. A brilliant master, he manifests profound wisdom and compassion, and his command of English renders his teachings particularly beneficial to students in the West. He was born in 1945 in Sakya, Tibet, and in 1959 escaped with tens of thousands of Tibetan people to India, where he continues to live and work tirelessly to rebuild the Sakya tradition. He has guided the establishment of over thirty monasteries in India and Nepal and has helped found Sakya centers around the world. His seat in North America is Tsechen Kunchab Ling in Walden, New York.

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