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Távol-keleti Tanulmányok, Sep 3, 2014
Távol-keleti Tanulmányok, 2021
Khon Konchog Gyalpo, the main disciple of Drogmi, founded a monastery at Sakya. It was this monas... more Khon Konchog Gyalpo, the main disciple of Drogmi, founded a monastery at Sakya. It was this monastery that gave its name to the whole monastic order of Drogmi. Konchog was a member of the Khon clan, the family that went on to produce the successive abbots or chief lamas of Sakya who have continued as the heads of this order ever since. The succession of abbots within the family was established on the father-to-son or uncle-to-nephew pattern. In the instance of an abbot remaining celibate, it was his brother or a close relative who continued the family line and oversaw the monastery’s worldly affairs; when the abbot died, he was succeeded by one of his nephews. The Sakyas reached the summit of political power when Sakya Pandita and Phagpa won the confidence and favour of Mongolian khans. The Sakyas were appointed as regents of Tibet, whereby Tibet became subject to a single political authority for the first time after the collapse of the monarchy. The aim of this paper is to show the...
Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 2016
This paper examines two Tibetan sources to show how Tibetan masters could introduce people of tot... more This paper examines two Tibetan sources to show how Tibetan masters could introduce people of totally different cultural background into Buddhist doctrines. The Explanation of the Knowable (Tib. Shes-bya rab-tu gsal-ba) was written by 'Phags-pa lama, while the Answers to the Questions of Sken-dha from Europe (Tib. Rgya-gar rum-yul-pa Sken-dhas dris-lan) is the compendium of Kun-dga' Chos-legs. Both analyse the same subject: cosmology as part of the basic doctrines, and both have the same aim: initiating foreigners into Buddhist precepts. Thus we can observe the similarity of the two works and the teaching methods used by the masters who followed different traditions at different times.
Távol-keleti Tanulmányok, Dec 15, 2021
The Khon Clan and the Sakyapas The Khon ('Khon) 1 is one of the great clans of Tibet which create... more The Khon Clan and the Sakyapas The Khon ('Khon) 1 is one of the great clans of Tibet which created a stable princedom in the area of Sakya (Sa skya) in southern Central Tibet, after the imperial period of Tibet. Khon Konchog Gyalpo ('Khon Dkon mchog Rgyal po, 1034-1102), the main disciple of Drogmi Lotsawa Yeshe (Brog mi Lo tsa wa Ye shes, 992-1072), founded a monastery at Sakya in 1073. It was this monastery that gave its name to the whole monastic order of Drogmi. Konchog was a member of the Khon clan, the family that went on to produce the successive abbots or chief lamas of Sakya who have continued as the heads of this order ever since until today. The succession of abbots within the family was established on the father to son or uncle to nephew pattern. In the instance of an abbot could remain celibate (this was not obligatory), it was his brother or a close relative who continued the family line and controlled the monastery's worldly affairs. When the abbot died, he was succeeded by either one of his sons or nephews. The Sakyas reached the summit of political power in the 13 th century when Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen (Sa skya Paṇḍita Kun dga' Rgyal mtshan, 1182-1251) and later the next abbot, Chogyal Phagpa (Chos rgyal ʼPhags pa, 1235-1280) won the confidence and favour of Mongolian khans. Sakya Pandita and Phagpa were appointed as regents of Tibet whereby Tibet became subject to a single political authority for the first time after the collapse of the monarchy in the 9 th century. The aim of this paper is to show the development of the Khon clan, how a minor aristocratic family transformed into a significant power in Tibet in both historical and religious aspects, through the efforts of some prominent members of Khon family.
Távol-keleti Tanulmányok, Sep 3, 2014
Távol-keleti Tanulmányok, 2021
Khon Konchog Gyalpo, the main disciple of Drogmi, founded a monastery at Sakya. It was this monas... more Khon Konchog Gyalpo, the main disciple of Drogmi, founded a monastery at Sakya. It was this monastery that gave its name to the whole monastic order of Drogmi. Konchog was a member of the Khon clan, the family that went on to produce the successive abbots or chief lamas of Sakya who have continued as the heads of this order ever since. The succession of abbots within the family was established on the father-to-son or uncle-to-nephew pattern. In the instance of an abbot remaining celibate, it was his brother or a close relative who continued the family line and oversaw the monastery’s worldly affairs; when the abbot died, he was succeeded by one of his nephews. The Sakyas reached the summit of political power when Sakya Pandita and Phagpa won the confidence and favour of Mongolian khans. The Sakyas were appointed as regents of Tibet, whereby Tibet became subject to a single political authority for the first time after the collapse of the monarchy. The aim of this paper is to show the...
Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 2016
This paper examines two Tibetan sources to show how Tibetan masters could introduce people of tot... more This paper examines two Tibetan sources to show how Tibetan masters could introduce people of totally different cultural background into Buddhist doctrines. The Explanation of the Knowable (Tib. Shes-bya rab-tu gsal-ba) was written by 'Phags-pa lama, while the Answers to the Questions of Sken-dha from Europe (Tib. Rgya-gar rum-yul-pa Sken-dhas dris-lan) is the compendium of Kun-dga' Chos-legs. Both analyse the same subject: cosmology as part of the basic doctrines, and both have the same aim: initiating foreigners into Buddhist precepts. Thus we can observe the similarity of the two works and the teaching methods used by the masters who followed different traditions at different times.
Távol-keleti Tanulmányok, Dec 15, 2021
The Khon Clan and the Sakyapas The Khon ('Khon) 1 is one of the great clans of Tibet which create... more The Khon Clan and the Sakyapas The Khon ('Khon) 1 is one of the great clans of Tibet which created a stable princedom in the area of Sakya (Sa skya) in southern Central Tibet, after the imperial period of Tibet. Khon Konchog Gyalpo ('Khon Dkon mchog Rgyal po, 1034-1102), the main disciple of Drogmi Lotsawa Yeshe (Brog mi Lo tsa wa Ye shes, 992-1072), founded a monastery at Sakya in 1073. It was this monastery that gave its name to the whole monastic order of Drogmi. Konchog was a member of the Khon clan, the family that went on to produce the successive abbots or chief lamas of Sakya who have continued as the heads of this order ever since until today. The succession of abbots within the family was established on the father to son or uncle to nephew pattern. In the instance of an abbot could remain celibate (this was not obligatory), it was his brother or a close relative who continued the family line and controlled the monastery's worldly affairs. When the abbot died, he was succeeded by either one of his sons or nephews. The Sakyas reached the summit of political power in the 13 th century when Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen (Sa skya Paṇḍita Kun dga' Rgyal mtshan, 1182-1251) and later the next abbot, Chogyal Phagpa (Chos rgyal ʼPhags pa, 1235-1280) won the confidence and favour of Mongolian khans. Sakya Pandita and Phagpa were appointed as regents of Tibet whereby Tibet became subject to a single political authority for the first time after the collapse of the monarchy in the 9 th century. The aim of this paper is to show the development of the Khon clan, how a minor aristocratic family transformed into a significant power in Tibet in both historical and religious aspects, through the efforts of some prominent members of Khon family.