Sakya Pandita Quotes on Virtue
Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen was a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, monk, and statesman, the fourth of the Five Sakya Forefathers and the leader of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism in the early thirteenth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Sakya Pandita on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Sakya Pandita:
“Knowledge unaccompanied by reasoning is the inheritance of the foolish.”
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Attributed to Sakya Pandita:
“The wise study even from the unwise; the unwise refuse to learn even from the wise.”
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Attributed to Sakya Pandita:
“Treat the patron as you would treat your most demanding teacher; treat the teacher as you would treat your most generous patron.”
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Attributed to Sakya Pandita:
“Wealth used for the Dharma is the only wealth that does not betray its owner.”