Sakya Pandita: Three Biographies

A set of classic biographies of Sakya Pandita—one of Tibet’s greatest scholars and religious masters.

Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen (1182–1251) was a renowned Tibetan polymath, scholar, statesman, and religious master, and remains one of the most famous and consequential figures in the history of Tibet. The three biographies included here contain fascinating firsthand accounts of key events in Sakya Pandita's life, covering his family ancestry, early education, interactions and ddebates with ...