{"product_id":"the-amazing-treasury-of-the-sakya-lineage-volume-2-hardcover-1","title":"The Amazing Treasury of the Sakya Lineage: Volume 2 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmeshab Ngakwang Kunga Sonam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKhenpo Kunga Sherab\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMatthew King\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmeshab Ngakwang Kunga Sonam (1597-1659), a member of the Khon aristocracy and the twenty-seventh 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 \u003ci\u003elabrang\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 entailed--and the remarkable blessings that have been passed down through time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, Ameshab's 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Foreword by His Holiness the Sakya Trichen\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of Conventions\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Translators' Introduction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Wondrous Precious Treasury Fulfilling All Wishes: \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBiographies of the Precious Lineage of the Glorious Sakya, the Great Regents of the Buddha in the North of Jambudvipa\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 3: An Explanation of the Succession History of the Four Labrangs\u003cbr\u003e 1. An Explanation of the Succession Lineage of Shithok Labrang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSailen Wang Sonam Sangpo\u003cbr\u003e Guoshi Ratnasri\u003cbr\u003e The Imperial Preceptor Lachen Kunga Lodro Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Kunting Guoshi, the Great Khetsun Namkha Lekpai Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Namkha Shenyen\u003cbr\u003e Guoshi Namkha Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Tiling Kyahosi Tawen Guoshi Kunga Rinchen\u003cbr\u003e Guoshi Lodro Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Mahaguru Drakpa Lodro\u003cbr\u003e Mahaguru Kunga Lodro Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Mahaguru Kunga Wangchuk\u003cbr\u003e Mahaguru Chumikpa Lodro Wangchuk\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e2. An Explanation of the Succession Lineage of Rinchen Labrang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTawen Guoshi Kunga Nyima\u003cbr\u003e Tawen Guoshi Jamyang Donyo Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Guoshi Palden Lama Dampa Sonam Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Nyima Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Lachen Kunga Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e The Mahatma Great Manjugho?a Namkha Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e The Shalu Mahatma Thutop Wangchuk Sonam Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Gyakar Sherab Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Mahatma Lodro Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e The Mahaguru Drakpa Gyaltsen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e3. The Explanation of the Succession Lineage of Lhakhang Labrang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDishi Kunga Lekpai Jungne Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Dishi Kunga Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Tholing Teho Tawen Chokyi Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Tawen Guoshi Lodro Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Dishi Thekchen Chokyi Gyalpo Kunga Tashi\u003cbr\u003e Dharmadhvaja\u003cbr\u003e Dorje Rinchen Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Mahaguru Sonam Tashi\u003cbr\u003e Mahaguru Delek Tashi\u003cbr\u003e Acarya Sonam Gyaltsen and His Siblings Shakya Senge, Dondrup Gyaltsen, and Samten Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e The Great Learned and Righteous Kunga Tashi and His Siblings Kunga Gyaltsen and Kunga Nyingpo\u003cbr\u003e Mahatma Rinchen Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e A Supplement to the Succession History of Lhakhang Labrang\u003cbr\u003e Mahatma Chokyi Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Jampaiyang Kunga Lodro Lekpai Jungne Gyaltsen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e4. An Explanation of the Succession History of Ducho Labrang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMahaguru Nyima Pal\u003cbr\u003e Kunga Lekpai Jungne\u003cbr\u003e Tisri Sonam Lodro\u003cbr\u003e Sailen Wang Drakpa Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Tawen Guoshi Kunga Lekpai Lodro\u003cbr\u003e Wang Namse Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Mahatma Chokyi Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Mahaguru Kunga Lodro Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Tukyaho Wang Namkha Lekpai Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Tukya Wang Wang Namkha Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Namkha Rinchen Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Namkha Tashi Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Mahatma Sa Lotsawa Jampaiyang Kunga Sonam\u003cbr\u003e Mahatma Ngaki Wangchuk Drakpa Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Jampal Drakpa\u003cbr\u003e Jamyang Tseten Tashi\u003cbr\u003e Jamyang Kunga Samdrup\u003cbr\u003e The Great Mantra Holder Ngakwang Kunga Rinchen\u003cbr\u003e A Supplement to the Succession History of Ducho Labrang\u003cbr\u003e Jamyang Sonam Wangpo\u003cbr\u003e Ngakchang Drakpa Lodro Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Glorious Jamyang Thutop Wangchuk Drakpa Gyaltsen\u003cbr\u003e Ngakwang Kunga Wangyal\u003cbr\u003e Jamgon Ame Ngakwang Kunga Sonam\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 4: An Explanation of Other Relevant Topics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e About the Authors\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmeshab Ngakwang Kunga Sonam (A myes zhabs ngag dbang kun dga' bsod nams, 1597-1659) was the long-serving twenty-seventh throne holder of the Sakya lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Deeply trained in his tradition, Ameshab was ordained as a monk around 1618 and undertook extensive scholastic study. After the death of his father and brother, however, in 1620 Ameshab returned his vows and was enthroned as Sakya Trizin. In the decades that followed, Ameshab widely promoted the transmission of the Sakya tradition and mediated peace amid rising military conflict in Central Tibet. A prodigious historian, Ameshab wrote impactful histories of the Sakya school; the Lamdré, or \"Path and Result,\" tradition; and the \u003ci\u003eHevajra Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e, which were read for centuries in Tibet and across the Inner Asian Buddhist world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKhenpo Kunga Sherab was born in Lhoka, Tibet, and is a monastic scholar and teacher. He is the author of several studies in Tibetan on Abhidharma and Middle Way philosophy. Khenpo has extensive experience teaching Buddhist meditation and philosophy in various settings, including traditional Tibetan monastic colleges, interfaith institutes, Dharma centers across North America and Asia, and university classrooms. He received his PhD from the University of Toronto. Since 2017, he has served as a Buddhist chaplain in four major prisons in southwestern Ontario, Canada. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatthew W. King is professor of transnational Buddhism at the University of California, Riverside. A historian of Inner Asian Buddhism, his published work has focused on scholastic and tantric engagements with the Mongol Empire, biomedical modernity, the Qing Empire, humanism and Orientalism, and socialist state repression. His first book, Ocean of Milk, Ocean of Blood: A Mongolian Monk in the Ruins of the Qing Empire (Columbia University Press, 2019), won several awards, including the American Academy of Religion's 2020 award for Best Book in Textual Study. His most recent book is In the Forest of the Blind: The Eurasian Journey of Faxian's Record of Buddhist Kingdoms (Columbia University Press, 2022).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48445085450461,"sku":"9781614299479","price":80.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/HegmBRljre9781614299479_f634e5d6-1c10-4a62-802c-025d603929b8.webp?v=1787760222","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-amazing-treasury-of-the-sakya-lineage-volume-2-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}