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Encyclopedia > Sakyapa


The name of the Sakya (lit. Pale Earth) tradition derives from the unique grey landscape of Ponpori Hills.


See also: Tibetan Buddhism


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Sakya Monastery (568 words)
The Sakya Monastery is the ancestral temple of Sakyapa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
Sakya, meaning "Grey Soil" in Tibetan since the soil surrounding it is gray; it is the central monastery of Sakyapa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
In the Yuan Dynasty, the fifth Sakya Throne Holder, Drogon Chogyal Phakpa, known as Phakpa, was appointed as the National Priest by Yuan Emperor Shizu.
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