About Sakya Pandita

Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen 1182-28 November 1251) was a Tibetan spiritual leader and Buddhist scholar and the fourth of the Five Sakya Forefathers. Künga Gyeltsen is generally known simply as Sakya Pandita, a title given to him in recognition of his scholarly achievements and knowledge of Sanskrit. He is held in the tradition to have been an emanation of Manjusri, the embodiment of the wisdom of all the Buddhas.

Explaining Lama Teacher Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen

Apr

2020

Art, Himalayan Art, Thangka Samiksha

Sakya PanditaKunga Gyeltsen was a Tibetan spiritual leader and Buddhist scholar and the fourth of the Five Sakya Forefathers. He is held in the tradition to have been an emanation of Manjusri, the embodiment of the wisdom of all the Buddhas. The Viability of Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen In this portion, we are going to talk about the life of Sakya PanditaKunga Gyeltsen. After a short etymological description of the word Sakya PanditaKunga Gyeltsen itself, we will .

A brief introduction to Black Jambhala featuring Thangka and Statue collections

Sep

2021

Deities, Jambhala Samiksha

Jambhala, Black (Tibetan: dzam bha la, nag po), a wealthy deity popularized in Tibet by Bari Lotsawa and the Kashmiri teacher Shakyashri Bhadra. Black Jambhala is known by Kubera in Hinduism. Kuber is the god of wealth. Originating in ancient India, he appeared from the river's waters and passed on the ability to generate wealth to a monarch whose realm was experiencing severe financial troubles at the time. He also helps the impoverished and those .

Tibetan spiritual leader – Lama Dragpa Gyaltsen

Sep

2020

Art, Himalayan Art, Thangka, Vajrayāna sadiksha

Dragpa Gyaltsen was a Tibetan spiritual leader and the third of the Five Sakya Patriarchs of Tibet. He was also known as the guru of the famous Sakya Pandita. Dragpa Gyaltsen was a Tibetan spiritual leader and the third of the Five Sakya Patriarchs of Tibet. He was also the guru of the famous Sakya Pandita. Dragpa Gyaltsen was born in 1147. Dragpa Gyaltsen is known as rje Btsun Grags pa Rgyal mtshan in Tibet. Jetsun Drakpa .

Interpreting Indian Adept Avadhutipa – Maitripa

May

2020

Art, Himalayan Art, Thangka Samiksha

Avadhutipa is also known as Maitripa who is an important figure both in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. It is through him that Maitreya and Asanga’s crucial work on buddha nature, the Uttara Tantra Shastra, became widely followed in Tibet. He also transmitted the esoteric aspect of buddha nature, embodied in the Mahamudra teachings, which treat the topic of mind in great detail and provide a wide range of progressive, highly-refined meditations. The life of the Indian .

35 Buddhas of confession

Feb

2020

Himalayan Art, Thangka, Tibetan paintings Samiksha

The Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas are known from the Sutra of the Three Heaps, popular in Tibetan Buddhism. 35 Buddha Confession Prayer This confession prayer is very well known in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Among English-speaking Buddhist followers, it is commonly referred to as the “Thirty-five Buddhas Confession Prayer.” The Thirty-five Buddhas are special confession buddhas who, while bodhisattvas, made special vows to assist others to overcome their negativities. Its actual title is the Sutra of Three .

The Journey of Buddhism from Mongolia to the Himalayas

Nov

2018

Culture, Dharma, Himalayas dipakdaspaswan

Buddhism in Tibet started in the sixth century. It was transmitted by the great Buddhist teacher of India for the next eight years. Tibetan Buddhism begins with Bon. The Bon religion of Tibet was animistic and shamanistic, and elements of it live on today, to one degree or another, in Tibetan Buddhism. Introduction of Buddhism In Tibet When Buddhism was introduced into Tibet in the seventh century under King Songtsen Gampo, it was apparently centered in the .

Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje with Nyingma Masters

Nov

2018

Art, Himalayan Art, Thangka, Tibetan paintings sadiksha

This 19th-century painting depicts the central figure of Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje with previous Nyingma masters above. Thangka Painting Chart Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje with Nyingma Masters N°1 Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje was born in 1800 in the Golok region of Amdo to nomadic parents. His father was Chokor Sonampel of the Golok Akyong clan, and his mother was Tsewang Men of the Dawaclan. The First Dodrubchen Jigme Trinle Oser, who would .

The aesthetics of disgust in Sanskrit Buddhist literature

The nature of vows in Vajrayana with Jampa Thaye

Enlightening Day of Buddhist Teachings with Lama Jampa in Bristol