Sakya Monastery

Dagmo Kusho shares with us her experiences with her uncle, HE Dezhung Rinpoche III: his life; leadership as Abbot of Tharlam Monastery; escape from the communists; life in Seattle; and his teachings. His life is documented in the book A Saint in Seattle. sakya.org/2014/11/he-dez…

Journey to the West celebrates the 30th anniversary of Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle. Using archival footage and video interviews, this film chronicles the remarkable history of this center. youtube.com/watch?v=-oetZ6… #buddhism #documentary

"In Conversation With Tibet TV" featuring HE Avikrita Vajra Sakya Rinpoche of the Sakya Phuntsok Phodrang who has monasteries in India, Nepal and the US and is a leading figure in the new generation of teachers from the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism youtube.com/watch?v=um609h…

Dagmo Kusho shares with us her experiences with her uncle, HE Dezhung Rinpoche III: his life; leadership as Abbot of Tharlam Monastery; escape from the communists; life in Seattle; and his teachings. His life is documented in the book A Saint in Seattle. sakya.org/2014/11/he-dez…

Our Precious Guru and His Monastery is a documentary honoring H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya, head Lama of Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle. Dagchen Rinpoche and his family were forced to flee Tibet in 1959. youtube.com/watch?v=fWA3bl… #buddhism #buddha

Although we are currently unable to hold in-person practices due to the coronavirus precautions, Sakya Monastery is able to livestream our regular Sunday Chenrezi meditation practice for all who wish to participate remotely. ow.ly/DM1550zeoyn #meditation #buddha #buddhism

The Sakya Monastery offers many teachings online. These are an invaluable source of support and inspiration for one’s own practice. Audio: sakya.org/2011/07/lectur… Video: sakya.org/resources/vide… Printed: sakya.org/downloads/ #meditation #free #Buddhism

"In Conversation With Tibet TV" featuring HE Avikrita Vajra Sakya Rinpoche of the Sakya Phuntsok Phodrang who has monasteries in India, Nepal and the US and is a leading figure in the new generation of teachers from the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism ow.ly/G0R850zjBRd

H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya offered this brief teaching during the Chenrezi practice. Here he discusses the ten powers of the Buddha and the two types of selflessness. sakya.org/2009/12/chenre…

Our Precious Guru and His Monastery is a documentary honoring H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya, head Lama of Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle. Dagchen Rinpoche and his family were forced to flee Tibet in 1959. ow.ly/HBay50zjB1M #buddhism #buddha

The Sakya family was the first Tibetan family to arrive in the United States. Dr. Wylie invited the whole Sakya family to the United States to work at the University of Washington in Seattle. ow.ly/8bDo50zhwL7 #buddhism #tibet #buddha

Although we are currently unable to hold in-person practices due to the coronavirus precautions, Sakya Monastery is able to livestream our regular Sunday Chenrezi meditation practice for all who wish to participate remotely. sakya.org/live-streaming… #meditation #buddha #buddhism

Journey to the West celebrates the 30th anniversary of Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle. Using archival footage and video interviews, this film chronicles the remarkable history of this center. youtube.com/watch?v=-oetZ6… #buddhism #documentary

The Sakya Monastery offers many teachings online. These are an invaluable source of support and inspiration for one’s own practice. Audio: sakya.org/2011/07/lectur… Video: sakya.org/resources/vide… Printed: sakya.org/downloads/ #meditation #free #Buddhism

The Marici Fellowship puts the Dharma into practice for our own and others’ temporal and spiritual well-being. In other words, our work is not a separate pursuit from the Dharma but an integral part of it. marici-fellowship.org #dharma #givingback #buddhism

The Medicine Buddha alleviates suffering, sickness, and injury and thus prolongs human life, improving the human opportunity to attain enlightenment. sakya.org/2014/12/medici… #buddhism #tibetanbuddhism

Having an awakened Buddha nature, means that it is ready to progress and when I say un-awakened, there is Buddha nature within but it is not ready to progress yet towards eventually attaining enlightenment. sakya.org/wp-content/upl… #buddha #meditation

How do these ordinary syllables Om Ma Ni Pad Me Hung rid sufferings? This is the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of compassion. This mantra is said to be Avalokiteshvara himself in the form of sound and therefore he himself has blessed this mantra. ow.ly/mjZb50zhwPf

We have the potential in this life to create the causes for a good life in the future and yet we spend most of our life chasing temporary pleasures and creating negative karma. Read more: sakya.org/wp-content/upl… #tibetanbuddhism #buddha

Activities that support the continuation of the Dharma especially maintaining a place for students to practice, is one of the greatest ways of creating merit, and becomes the cause of recognizing our spiritual path and to “clear our minds from illusion” #buddhistteaching#dharma