Leader of Tibetan Buddhism's Sakya lineage, HH Sakya Trizin addresses the distinction between devotion on the Buddhist path from cultishness or the bias towards cultishness.

His Holiness emphasizes the need for individuals to study and learn about the Buddhist path before taking on any commitments or vows from an emotional reaction or desire to belong. Specifically, Sakya Trizin recommends studying the following texts:

— Nagarjuna’s “Letter to a Friend” [ Ссылка ]
— The Way of the Bodhisattva, by Shantideva [ Ссылка ]

— Dharma Time has the videos of a complete 6 talk program by Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche on Nagarjuna’s Letter to a Friend in this playlist: [ Ссылка ]

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His Holiness served as the leader of the Sakya lineage from his enthronement in 1950 to his retirement in 2017. The Sakya lineage is one of the four main lineages of Tibetan Buddhism (along with Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug lineages, the Dalai Lama being the head of the Gelug lineage as well as having served as the political leader of the Tibetan people).

Recorded the residence of His Holiness Sakya Trizin in Rajpur, India.

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