Treasures of the Sakya Lineage: Teachings from the Masters

286 Pages·2008·7.837 MB·English

by  Migmar Tseten, H. H. Sakya Trizin

T R E A S U R E S O F T H E
SAKYA LINEAGE
T E A C H I N G S F R O M T H E M A S T E R S
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Foreword by H. H. Sakya Trizin

TREASURES OF THE
SAKYA LINEAGE
TEACHINGS FROM THE MASTERS
Migmar Tseten
Shambhala
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2008
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Treasures of the Sakya Lineage; teachings from the masters /
[compiled by] Migmar Tseten.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-59030-488-4 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Sa-skya-pa (Sect). I. Tseten, Migmar.
BQ7672.T74 2008
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C O N T E N T S
Foreword ix
His Holiness Sakya Trizin
Preface xi
1. The Great Song of Experience 1
Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen
2. A Prayer for the Happiness of All Living Beings 27
Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo
3. The Buddhist Essence Teaching 30
An Interview with His Holiness Sakya Trizin
4. The History of Buddhism 71
His Eminence Chogye Trichen
Contents
5. The Production of Faith 91
KhenpoAppey
6. The Song on How to Rely on Antidotes
Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen
7. The Enlightenment Thought 102
Khenpo Appey
8. The Nature of the Mind 117
His Holiness Sakya Trizin
9. The Buddhist Essence Teaching 121
An Interview with Sakya Pandita
10. The Five Aggregates 128
Acharya Lama Migmar Tseten
11. Awakening Buddha-Nature 133
Khenpo Appey
12. The Five Paths to Enlightenment 138
Khenpo Appey
13. The Ten Bhumis to Enlightenment 148
Khenpo Appey
14. The Gift of the Dharma to Kublai Khan
Chogyal Phakpa
15. The Perfection of Moral Conduct 159
Khenpo Appey
Contents
16. The Perfection of Patience 167
Khenpo Appey
17. The Perfection of Diligence 177
Khenpo Appey
18. The Perfection of Meditation 183
Khenpo Appey
19. The Song of Inquiring About Good Health 199
Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen
20. The Song of Praising Place 203
Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen
21. The Song of Eight Practices of Dreams 208
Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen
22. The King of Noble Prayers Aspiring to the
Deeds of the Excellent 211
Translated by Tulku Thondup
23. The Song of Bringing the Experience of Practice 221
Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen
24. An Homage to the Buddha Who Performed
Twelve Enlightened Deeds 224
Translated by Tulku Thondup
25. The History of the Sakya School 228
Acharya Lama Migmar Tseten
Biographies of the Authors 257
vii

THE SAKYA TRIZIN
Words of great masters are like water to the thirsty, medicine to the sick,
and a guiding star to the lost. The teachings sow the seeds. Understand­
ing and reflecting back upon them nurtures the sapling. But it is only by
incorporating the essence of the words in daily living that many have
been able to reap the sweet fruit of enlightenment.
It gives me much pleasure to introduce this compilation of short
teachings by various Sakyapa masters and scholars. I appreciate Lama
Migmar Tseteris endeavor to bring Dharma to laypeople in the form of
this compact collection.
I am sure the contents of this book will benefit many seekers of the
profound truth.
With my blessings for the success of all the noble efforts made toward
propagating the peerless doctrine of the Enlightened One. By this merit,
may all sentient beings achieve deliverance from suffering.
The Sakya Trizin
April 2007