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His Holiness the Sakya Trichen has recently published his teaching entitled Living a Virtuous Worldly Life According to the Dharma.
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen bestowed this teaching on May 14, 2016, at Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen is forty-first throne holder of the Sakya lineage. Born in Tibet in 1945, His Holiness received intensive training in Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and ritual from masters and scholars. His Holiness is the spiritual guide to many practitioners in both eastern and western countries.
In his talks His Holiness emphasizes in order to become a good spiritual practitioner, the first step is to become a good person. In this teaching, His Holiness provides useful advice to all on the right approach to being a good person along with excelling in worldly affairs.
Published teaching includes three chapters. First chapter is on ‘How to Live a Worldly Life According to Dharma’. After ten pages, the first chapter is ‘Hīnayāna Teachings’. It is followed by ‘Mahāyāna Teachings’.
Some essential points were extracted from A Garland of Jewel. This text was composed by the Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, fifth Sakya patriarch. His Holiness skilfully presented a different dimension, focus, and style.
Only in 2021, its English transcript was prepared, edited, and published. The Sakya Tradition, Inc., a nonprofit organization transcribed teachings and now is available Free Distribution Only.
The Sakya Tradition, Inc. is dedicated to preserving and making Dharma teachings of the glorious Sakya lineage widely available . The teaching text is available in English and Chinese. Chinese version contains both Simplified and Traditional characters.
