A Concise History of the Glorious Sakyapa School

Contents: Preface. 1. How Sachen appeared within a matchless paternal lineage. 2. How Sachen received a vast amount of sutra and tantric teachings. 3. A brief history of Sachen’s eminent descendants. 4. How learned and realised lineage holders of the Sakyapa gradually spread its doctrine. 5. How this tradition is superior to others. Appendix. Bibliography.

A Concise History of the Sakyapa School summarizes the history of that venerable tradition, briefly describing also its scholastic curriculum and even enumerating many of its most prominent branch monasteries. A precious contribution when its author wrote it in the late 1960s, when the Tibetans in Indian exile desperately needed such a historical synopsis, it remains helpful and relevant today. This new illustrated version reintroduces a hitherto forgotten work in a fresh way, and it also contributes significantly by providing from the translator a new and exhaustive list of all known Sakyapa monasteries (510 in all, grouped by country and county).