Sakya pandita biography of william

Tibet

Künga Gyeltsen is generally known simply as Sakya Pandita (or Sapan for short), a title given to him in recognition of his scholarly achievements and knowledge of Sanskrit.


sakya pandita biography of william

The sakya tradition

Sakya Paṇḍita (Sa-skya Paṇḍita Kun-dga’ Rgyal-mtshan, –, abbreviated Sapaṇ) is one of Tibet’s greatest and most influential philosophers.


Bibliothèque sakya

Sakya Pandita studied and learned the teachings of the Kadampa lineage and was accomplished in all the sciences and medicine, as well as grammar, poetry, art and music.

Sakya teachings
Sakya Pandita, the fourth of the five founders of the Sakya Order, was born in the year of the Iron Female Pig () in Sakya, Tibet.