The Amazing Treasury Of The Sakya Lineage: Volume 2

A Lucid And Landmark Translation That Offers An Intriguing Glimpse Into Tibetan History And The Spiritual Development And Remarkable Lives Of The Early Luminaries Of The Sakya Lineage Of Tibetan Buddhism.Ameshab Ngakwang Kunga Sonam (15971659), A Member Of The Khon Aristocracy And The TwentySeventh Throne Holder Of Sakya Monastery, Gives A Thorough History Of The Major Sakya Lineage Holders Up To The Time Of His Writing In The Seventeenth Century. Where The First Volume Of This History, Published Last Year, Focused On The Celestial Origins And The Founders Of The Khon Lineage, As Well As Their Interactions With The Mongol Empire, Volume 2 Tells The Stories Of The Major Figures Of The Four Monastic Residences, Or Labrang, From The Early Fourteenth To Seventeenth Centuries, And How They Persevered Through A Time Of Religious And Political Reorientation In Inner Asia And Were Able To Strengthen The Sakya Lineage After A Period Of Waning Influence. The Biographies Here Tell Of Extraordinary Scholarship And Spiritual Practice, Highlighting Not Only The Sakya Leadership Genealogy But What Such Leadership EntailedAnd The Remarkable Blessings That Have Been Passed Down Through Time.Celebrated Translator And Scholar Cyrus Stearns Said Of Volume 1: As The Definitive Genealogy Of The Khon Family From Its Legendary Origins, And As One Of The Greatest Historical Masterpieces Of The Sakya Tradition, AmeshabS Book Is A Work Of Remarkable Traditional Scholarship. This Volume Is A Noteworthy Event In The Translation Into English Of The Buddhist Historical Literature Of Tibet.Contentsforeword By His Holiness The Sakya Trichenacknowledgmentslist Of Conventionsillustrationstranslators Introductionthe Wondrous Precious Treasury Fulfilling All Wishes:Biographies Of The Precious Lineage Of The Glorious Sakya, The Great Regents Of The Buddha In The North Of Jambudvipapart 3: An Explanation Of The Succession History Of The Four Labrangs1. An Explanation Of The Succession Lineage Of Shithok Labrangsailen Wang Sonam Sangpoguoshi Ratnasrithe Imperial Preceptor Lachen Kunga Lodro Gyaltsenkunting Guoshi, The Great Khetsun Namkha Lekpai Gyaltsennamkha Shenyenguoshi Namkha Gyaltsentiling Kyahosi Tawen Guoshi Kunga Rinchenguoshi Lodro Gyaltsenmahaguru Drakpa Lodromahaguru Kunga Lodro Gyaltsenmahaguru Kunga Wangchukmahaguru Chumikpa Lodro Wangchukconclusion2. An Explanation Of The Succession Lineage Of Rinchen Labrangtawen Guoshi Kunga Nyimatawen Guoshi Jamyang Donyo Gyaltsenguoshi Palden Lama Dampa Sonam Gyaltsennyima Gyaltsenlachen Kunga Gyaltsenthe Mahatma Great Manjugho?A Namkha Gyaltsenthe Shalu Mahatma Thutop Wangchuk Sonam Gyaltsengyakar Sherab Gyaltsenmahatma Lodro Gyaltsenthe Mahaguru Drakpa Gyaltsen3. The Explanation Of The Succession Lineage Of Lhakhang Labrangdishi Kunga Lekpai Jungne Gyaltsendishi Kunga Gyaltsentholing Teho Tawen Chokyi Gyaltsentawen Guoshi Lodro Gyaltsendishi Thekchen Chokyi Gyalpo Kunga Tashidharmadhvajadorje Rinchen Gyaltsenmahaguru Sonam Tashimahaguru Delek Tashiacarya Sonam Gyaltsen And His Siblings Shakya Senge, Dondrup Gyaltsen, And Samten Gyaltsenthe Great Learned And Righteous Kunga Tashi And His Siblings Kunga Gyaltsen And Kunga Nyingpomahatma Rinchen Gyaltsena Supplement To The Succession History Of Lhakhang Labrangmahatma Chokyi Gyaltsenjampaiyang Kunga Lodro Lekpai Jungne Gyaltsen4. An Explanation Of The Succession History Of Ducho Labrangmahaguru Nyima Palkunga Lekpai Jungnetisri Sonam Lodrosailen Wang Drakpa Gyaltsentawen Guoshi Kunga Lekpai Lodrowang Namse Gyaltsenmahatma Chokyi Gyaltsenmahaguru Kunga Lodro Gyaltsentukyaho Wang Namkha Lekpai Gyaltsentukya Wang Wang Namkha Gyaltsennamkha Rinchen Gyaltsennamkha Tashi Gyaltsenmahatma Sa Lotsawa Jampaiyang Kunga Sonammahatma Ngaki Wangchuk Drakpa Gyaltsenjampal Drakpajamyang Tseten Tashijamyang Kunga Samdrupthe Great Mantra Holder Ngakwang Kunga Rinchena Supplement To The Succession History Of Ducho Labrangjamyang Sonam Wangpongakchang Drakpa Lodro Gyaltsenglorious Jamyang Thutop Wangchuk Drakpa Gyaltsenngakwang Kunga Wangyaljamgon Ame Ngakwang Kunga Sonampart 4: An Explanation Of Other Relevant Topicsnotesbibliographyindexabout The Authors