Sakya Monastery
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Sakya Monastery (Tib. ས་སྐྱ་དགོན་པ་, sakya gönpa, Wyl. sa skya dgon pa) is the head monastery of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism, located in Tsang province in Central Tibet.
It was founded by Khön Könchok Gyalpo in 1073. It is named after the white-coloured or pale (skya) earth (sa).
Further reading
Sakya Monastery, Wikipedia
Sakya Monastery, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
Sakya Monastery, Treasury of Lives
