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The fifth leader of the Sakya school, Chogyal Phagpa became the first imperial preceptor under Kublai Khan and thus converted the Mongols to Tibetan Buddhism. His two texts presented here, \u003ci\u003eA Gift of Dharma to Kublai Khan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Garland of Jewels\u003c\/i\u003e, which was written as advice for Prince Gibek Timur, are marvels of insight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eFreeing the Heart and Mind\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a biography of Chogyal Phagpa by Ngawang Kunga Sonam, himself an important Sakya throneholder. 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