List of Famous people named Sakya

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Sakya Pandita

First Name Sakya

Born on January 1, 1182

Died on January 1, 1251 (aged 69)

Born in People's Republic of China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Shigatse

Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen was a Tibetan spiritual leader and Buddhist scholar and the fourth of the Five Sakya Forefathers. Künga Gyeltsen is generally known simply as Sakya Pandita, a title given to him in recognition of his scholarly achievements and knowledge of Sanskrit. He is held in the tradition to have been an emanation of Manjusri, the embodiment of the wisdom of all the Buddhas.

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