Sakya Pandita

Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltshen (* 1182 in Sakya Dzong, † 1251 ), often just called " Sakya Pandita ," one of the " Five Venerable Masters", which are regarded as the actual founder of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. These include not only five masters Sakya Pandita Kunga Nyingpo things, Sonam Tsemo, dragpa Gyeltshen and Chögyel Phagpa.

Sakya Pandita was a student of many teachers, including the fifth Sakya Thridzin ( throne holder of the Sakya ) dragpa Gyeltshen and the scholar Shakya Shri Bhadra ( 1127-1225 ) from Kashmir. He became known as one of the greatest scholars of his time and is considered one of the greatest scholars of Tibetan Buddhism at all.

Together with the Indian scholars Shakya Shri Bhadra he translated important texts for logic in the "new schools of Buddhism in Tibet " ( Sarma ) were a standard work on the subject. Also during his speech to the " highest point of view " in the context of the Sakya teachings are of great importance.

In 1247 traveled Sakya Pandita, who had become the sixth Thridzin Sakya, accompanied by his nephew Chögyel Phagpa at the invitation of the Mongol Prince Godan Khan in Lanzhou. There, he designed a grammar for the Mongolian language and began to spread Buddhism in the country. His connection to the Mongols was for the political situation in Tibet is of great importance. His nephew Chögyel Phagpa was later appointed by the Mongols Viceroy of Tibet. Sakya Pandita died 1251 in Liangzhou (now Wuwei in Gansu ).