Sakya Aphorisms is the first Tibetan collection of philosophical aphorisms and poems, written in the first half of the 13th century.
This collection of poems played a role in promoting the creation of later Tibetan aphorism poems, such as the "Gedang Aphorism" in the 16th century, the "Water Tree Aphorism" in the 18th century, the "King's Theory of Self-cultivation" and the "King's Self-cultivation" in the 19th century. "Fire Maxim", "Sky Maxim", "Baby Maxim", etc., from ideological content to artistic form, writing method and other aspects, are all influenced by "Sakya Maxim" to varying degrees.
The Sakya motto focuses on reasoning and is good at using metaphors. The language is concise, the image is vivid, accurate and powerful; the words are elegant and popular, including Buddhist anecdotes and folk proverbs, explaining the profound things in a simple and simple way, and making it unique. It has become a must-read work for Tibetan scholars and is also widely circulated orally among the masses.
Every printing house in the Tibetan area of ??Sakya Aphorisms has a woodcut version. Soon after it was published, it was first translated into Phasiba, Mongolian and Chinese, and later translated into English, French, Japanese, Czech, Hungarian, etc. This kind of foreign language translation has great influence at home and abroad.
About the author
Tibetan scholar and poet Saban Gongga Jianshen (1182～1251). He studied Buddhist scriptures and Sanskrit at an early age. In his youth, he was proficient in the study of the Five Ming Dynasties (Wu Ming is the general term for all Tibetan learning, including the Great Five Ming Dynasties and the Small Five Ming Dynasties, which are divided into ten subjects.
The Great Five Ming Dynasties refers to technology, medicine, and rhythm studies. , righteousness and Buddhism; Xiaowu Ming refers to rhetoric, lexicon, rhythm, drama and astrology), and is honored as "Sakya Pandita". (Pandita is an Indian language, meaning scholar).
This book is the first Tibetan collection of philosophical aphorisms and poems. It was written in the first half of the 13th century. The author, Sakya Pandita, observes and comments on various social phenomena in the form of aphorisms and poems, and proposes the principles of conduct in life and scholarship. , a series of propositions on understanding people and treating things. The collection of poems emphasizes the role of knowledge and wisdom, and promotes basic Buddhist teachings such as "kindness", "love for the people", "tolerance", "charity", "altruism", "integrity", "honesty" and "diligence".