Sakya school

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Buddhist tradition school of Tibetan Buddhism

The Sakya school is one of the four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, known for its scholarly monasticism, tantric teachings, and influential role in Tibet’s political and religious history.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Sakya school canonical 2
Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism 2
Dzongpa sub-school 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist tradition ⓘ
school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
associatedWith Lamdré lineage ⓘ
coreTeaching Lamdré (Path and its Fruit) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form: Tibet
currentHeadquarters Dehradun ⓘ
surface form: Dehradun, India
diasporaPresence Bhutan ⓘ
India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
Western countries ⓘ
emphasizes Lamdré teaching system ⓘ
scholarly monasticism ⓘ
tantric teachings ⓘ
foundedBy Khön Könchok Gyalpo ⓘ
hasDeityCycle Chakrasamvara tantra ⓘ
Hevajra tantra ⓘ
Vajrayoginī practice ⓘ
hasImportantFigure Chögyal Phagpa ⓘ
Gorampa Sonam Senge ⓘ
Jetsün Dragpa Gyaltsen ⓘ
Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo ⓘ
Sachen Kunga Nyingpo ⓘ
Chögyal Phagpa ⓘ
surface form: Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen

Sakya Trizin ⓘ
surface form: Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga

Shakya Chokden ⓘ
Sonam Tsemo ⓘ
hasLineageHolderTitle Sakya Trizin ⓘ
hasMainMonastery Sakya Monastery ⓘ
hasPractice meditation on Lamdré stages ⓘ
sutra study ⓘ
tantra practice ⓘ
hasSubtradition Sakya school self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dzongpa sub-school

Ngor sub-school ⓘ
Tsar sub-school ⓘ
historicalRole political authority in Tibet under Mongol rule ⓘ
religious authority in Tibet under Yuan dynasty ⓘ
influenced Tibetan political history ⓘ
Tibetan scholastic philosophy ⓘ
isOneOf Nyingma–Kagyu–Sakya–Gelug traditions ⓘ
four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
knownFor distinctive epistemology and logic ⓘ
rigorous scholasticism ⓘ
systematic tantric exegesis ⓘ
languageOfScripture Classical Tibetan ⓘ
leadershipFamily Khön family ⓘ
leadershipType hereditary ⓘ
monasticDiscipline Vinaya of the Mūlasarvāstivāda school ⓘ
surface form: Vinaya of Mūlasarvāstivāda tradition
namedAfter Sakya ⓘ
surface form: Sakya (place)

Sakya Monastery ⓘ
patronizedBy Mongol Empire ⓘ
Yuan dynasty ⓘ
philosophicalOrientation Madhyamaka ⓘ
Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka interpretation ⓘ
politicalSystem priest–patron relationship with Mongol rulers ⓘ
regionOfOrigin central Tibet ⓘ
surface form: Central Tibet
religiousTraditionOf Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
scriptureCollection Tibetan Kangyur ⓘ
surface form: Kangyur

Tengyur ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tibetan Kangyur → usedBy → Sakya school ⓘ
Tibetan Tengyur → usedBy → Sakya school ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism
Nyingma school → otherMajorSchools → Sakya school ⓘ
Sakya school → hasSubtradition → Sakya school self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dzongpa sub-school
Mongol conquest of Tibet → hasMainParticipant → Sakya school ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism