Tao Te Ching
Sakya Pandita ས་སྐྱ་པཎྜ་ཏ་ཀུན་དགའ་རྒྱལ་མཚན།
(Kunga Gyeltsen)
1182 – 1251 CE
Tibetan spiritual leader, scholar, doctor, scientist, poet, and politician; Sakya Pandita spent his early life as a monastic scholar and his late life applying his experience and understanding to the secular world as an advisor to the Mongol court. Born into a noble family; he began his religious studies at only 5 years old, became a monk at a very early age, and studied in Kashmir, India, and Nepal bringing an international view to his teachings. After Genghis Khan conquered Tibet in 1206, his descendants – drawn by the shamanistic similarities between the Sakya and Mongol traditions – brought Sakya Pandita into the government in an attempt to legitimize Mongol rule. At court he cured the Prince of a serious illness, was given authority over much of Tibet, and became the main agent of the Mongols in Tibetan affairs. He prevented more devastating invasions of Tibet, established an almost 100-year secular Sakya rule, and wrote some of the most influential Tibetan works of literature, many that are still part of the educational curricula today in Tibet, India, and Bhutan.
Eras
Chinese
5 Kingdom of Dali 大理国 (937 – 1253 CE)Southern Song (1127 – 1279 CE)
Jin dynasty (1115 – 1234 CE)
Western Xia 西夏 (1038 – 1227 CE)
Western Liao (1124 – 1218 CE)
Sources
Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
Unlisted Sources
Quotes by Sakya Pandita (21 quotes)
“Why keep an undependable friend? Rainbows have beautiful colors but only a fool would depend on rainbow clothes.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“The wise can investigate things for themselves but fools chase after whatever is popular.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
Chapters:
38. Fruit Over Flowers
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“Happiness comes from wanting others to be happy, suffering from only wanting happiness for ourselves.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Wise enemies can help us but foolish friends will only harm.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Like the aroma of sandalwood spread on the wind, virtue spreads far and wide through place and time.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“There is no assurance of living beyond today but we calmly continue preparing to live forever... Death is a certainty and we go on alone.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Like a lightening bolt that strikes one's head, what can be done once it has hit?”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Remembering that human life is difficult to gain and easy to lose, don’t waste a moment sleeping away your time like a fool.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Conquering our own anger simultaneously conquers all enemies.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Clear good and bad are obvious to all but only the wise distinguish them when mixed.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Even animals know what to do when commanded but only the wise know when not told.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Attachment to small pleasures prevents great happiness.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Wisdom creates power.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“The wise carefully contemplate before taking action; fools quickly act before thinking.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“When sages become rulers, happiness reigns over the land.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Like a firebrand pointing downward but continuing to blaze up, the wise keep their integrity even when impoverished and maligned.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Without deceit, spiritual and temporal affairs are one;
With deceit, spiritual and temporal affairs are different.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“External objects cause distractions and obscure mental clarity.
Therefore, pay attention to the primary perception and discover peace.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“The main characteristics of noble people are not to be pleased by praise; not to be displeased by criticism.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Those who work mainly for the welfare of others are like clever people furthering their own interests;
But those who work only for their own interests are like honest people working to help others get ahead.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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“Those who see far into the future become leaders even if they are servants.”
from Ordinary Wisdom, Sakya Legshe (Jewel Treasury of Good Advice)
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