Sakya: The Path with Its Result, Part 1: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet, Volume 5

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A compilation by one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters of the Path with Its Result teachingsand practices of the Sakya lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. The Treasury of Precious InstructionsbyJamg nKongtrulLodr Taye, one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. Volumes in this series may be engaged as practice manuals while also preserving ancient teachings significant to the literature and history of world religions. Volume5of the series, Sakya- The Path with ItsResult,presentsa selection of teachings and practices from the Path with Its Result (Lamdre) practice lineage of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The Sakya lineage derives from Virupa,DombhiHeruka, and other Indian masters, ormahasiddhas, and passes throughGayadharaand his Tibetan discipleDrokmiLotsawa SakyaYeshe (992-1072). The practice tradition centers around the teaching and transmission of theHevajraTantraand its subsidiary texts. In three parts, this volume includes, respectively- the root text, commentary, and outlines for the Indianmahasiddha Virupa'score text,the VajraVerses; the liturgies for empowerment and offering rituals specific to aHevajraTantra practice lineage; and instructional manuals for practice.

JAMG N KONGTRUL LODR TAYE (1813-1900) was a versatile and prolific scholar and one of the most outstanding writers and teachers of his time in Tibet. He was a pivotal figure in eastern Tibet's nonsectarian movement and made major contributions to education, politics, and medicine. MALCOLM SMITH is a translator of classical Tibetan. He began his studies of Tibetan Buddhism in the Sakya school in 1989 and entered a traditional three-year solitary retreat in 1993. In 2004, he was awarded the acarya degree by Khenpo Migmar Tseten of the Sakya Institute for Buddhist Studies. In 2009, he graduated from Shang Shung Institute's School of Tibetan Medicine. His principal gurus are H.H. Sakya Trichen and the late Chogyal Namkhai Norbu (1938-2018).