A Gentle Caution About the Two Books Listed Below

Gorampa Sonam Sengge (1429-1489) is one of the most important masters of Sutra and Tantra in the Sakya Tradition. He wrote commentaries on the works of Sakya Pandita and also critiqued other great scholars of his time. Gorampa's works are required study at all Sakya Colleges in India, Nepal and Tibet. When reading the translated words and interpretations of Gorampa's meaning in English and other languages, as Sakya students and practitioners, then it is important that we rely on the great teachers in the tradition of Gorampa. I believe the foremost of these is Khenpo Appey Rinpoche. After that we have the heads of the Sakya Tradition and all of the best graduate students from the various Sakya Colleges who are now active teachers, Lharampas and Khenpos. They are the primary upholders for the interpretation of Gorampa's works for the Sakya Tradition.

So, what then is the gentle caution about the two books listed below. To my knowledge the Tibetan and Western scholars whose books are listed below are not specialists in Sakya literature nor have they graduated from a Sakya College. For those of us interested in these types of subjects then of course they are books of interest and should be read and judged on their own merits, but please do not blindly accept the information in these books as a traditional Sakya interpretation.