• To learn more about the practice of Tibetan Buddhism at Sakya Monastery (all are free and open to the public)
  • Kunga Tashi and Incidents from His Life (Abbot of Sakya Monastery, 1688–1711). Sakya Monastery, Tibet in 1948 prior to its destruction.
  • monastery-small After the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959, the 28 monks from the Pelsa-ngo-tsar from Sakya monastic institution came into exile in Bagsa...
  • A huge library of as many as 84,000 scrolls was found sealed up in a wall 60 meters long and 10 meters high at Sakya Monastery in 2003.
  • Perched at an awe-inspiring altitude of 4,520 meters, the Sakya Tangyud Monastery stands as one of the world’s highest monasteries and a spiritual beacon...
  • Sakya monastery has an invaluable collection on old Tibetan scrips ( must be thousands) which reach back as far as 1200 years.
  • Among the most prominent are murals of mandalas, murals depicting the Abbots of Sakya, scenes of building the monastery and scenes from Bardo...
  • As you wander through the halls of Sakya Monastery, you will encounter a treasure trove of historical artifacts, including ancient manuscripts, ceremonial objects...
  • Simila Pass, about 60 kilometres west of Sakya Monastery in Tibet, is a very high mountain pass with a stunning, breathtaking panoramic view of the...
  • Sakya Monastery became a beacon of learning and the fount from which the ten major and minor sciences were introduced from India to Tibet .