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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 >* Migmar Tseten «-#- h Foreword by H. H. Sakya Trizin TREASURES OF THE SAKYA LINEAGE TEACHINGS FROM THE MASTERS Migmar Tseten Shambhala Boston & London 2008 Shambhala Publications, Inc. Horticultural Hall 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115 www.shambhala.com ©2008 Migmar Tseten All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition Printed in the United States of America © This edition is printed on acid-free paper that meets the American National Standards Institute Z39.48 Standard. Distributed in the United States by Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random House of Canada Ltd Interior design and composition: Greta D. Sibley 8c Associates 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 294.3*923 22 2007033817 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
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