Sakya School (ས་སྐྱ་)
A school of Tibetan Buddhism that takes its name from the Sakya monastery and has also played a role in the political and educational history of Tibet.
Religion links
- Parent religion
- Tibetan Buddhism (བོད་ཀྱི་ནང་ཆོས)
Religion profile
- Name in original language
- ས་སྐྱ་
- type
- Religion
- Founder or central figure
- Kunchuk Gyalpo; from the Sakya family lineage
- Origin date (historical context)
- ۱۰۷۳ AD; Founding of Sakya Monastery in Tibet
- Core beliefs
- Buddhist philosophical education and the transmission of Tibetan meditation traditions in the Sakya dynasty.
- Religious languages
- Tibetan and the languages of the following communities
Source
Sakya is one of the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, named after the Sakya Monastery in Tibet; its official date of foundation is in ۱۰۷۳ It is recorded by Konchok Gilpo in the 11th century. Its historical leadership is linked to a dynasty and numerous well-known teachers.
Sakya has a special place in the philosophical tradition, the teaching of texts, and the transmission of tantric teachings. At one time in Tibetan history, the leaders of this school also played a political role, but this historical characteristic should not be generalized to all periods. Today, Sakya has a transnational network of centers and communities of followers.
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