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Wylie sa skya pa
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English Definition The Sakya Tradition; the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism. One of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism established by Khon Kunchok Gyalpo and disseminated by the five foremost masters of the Sakya school (see {sa skya gong ma lnga}). The fundamental teaching of Sakya is the paths and fruits cycle of teachings. This tradition has three sub-schools: Sakya, Ngorpa and Tsarpa. The head of the tradition follows a patriarchal lineage of two houses: Phuntsok Phodrang and Dolma Phodrang. Presently, it is headed by the Drolma Phodrang patriarch His Holiness Ngawang Kunga Theckehen PalbarTriniey Samphel Wang-gi Gyalpo (b. 1945).
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