:This articles concerns the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. For information on the ancient Śākya tribe, see Shakya. For the prehistoric turtle, see Sakya (turtle). The Sakya (Tibetan: ས་སྐྱ་, "pale earth") school's one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the others being the Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug. It's one of the Red Hat sects along with the Nyingma and Kagyu. Origins The name Sakya ("pale earth") derives from the unique grey landscape o… (More on Sakya)