Free Buddhism Dharma ebook

The Sakya Lineage in Historical Context
By HH the 41st Sakya Trizin

The Sakya tradition was established by and flourished within the Khon family. The Khon are believed to be direct descendants of celestial beings who originally came down to dwell on the high mountains of Tibet. Some of them returned, but others stayed, and the family line descended from those who stayed. At that time, they were known as the “Clear Light Celestial Race.” This was the original name for the Khon family. In this early period, outwardly, the Khon were engaged in a struggle with the rakshas, or demons. These rakshas were defeated. Inwardly, these early Khon were emanations of Mañjuśhrī. Thus, inwardly, Mañjuśhrī defeated ignorance. The word “Khon” originates from this. “Khon” means disagreement—disagreement outwardly with the rakshas, and inwardly with ignorance.

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