Since its establishment more than 800 years ago, the Sakya Order has produced a long line of great scholars and meditators. The Sakya doctrine includes the full range of the enormous variety of the Buddha's teachings, and places a balanced emphasis on study and meditation.

The current head of the Sakya Order is His Holiness Sakya Trizin. A direct descendant of the original founders of the Sakyapa, His Holiness upholds the vast collections of Sakya teachings and those of all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Just as His Holiness the Dalai Lama is an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of great compassion, His Holiness Sakya Trizin is an emanation of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of wisdom. His Holiness travels frequently from his monastery in India to teach throughout the world.