Within the Sakya tradition, Lamdré, “the Path and its Fruit,” functions as a distinctive, comprehensive system that unifies doctrine and practice. It is rooted in the Hevajra Tantra and its commentarial lineage, and on that basis it presents the entire trajectory of the Buddhist path—from initial orientation to full awakening—as a single, integrated whole. Rather than treating the path and the result as two separate stages, Lamdré emphasizes that the fruition of enlightenment is already implicit within the path itself, and that view, meditation, and conduct are all expressions of this inseparability. In this way, it avoids fragmenting the spiritual journey into isolated techniques or disparate vehicles.

A hallmark of Lamdré is its non-dual vision, especially the teaching that samsara and nirvana are not ultimately different when seen from the perspective of wisdom. This is not left as a merely abstract doctrine; it is tied to a lived process of transformation in which negative emotions are worked with and transmuted into wisdom. The system thus underscores the union of skillful means and insight, showing how the very energies that bind beings to cyclic existence can, when properly understood and practiced, become the fuel for realization. The emphasis on non-duality permeates both its philosophical expositions and its tantric methods.

Another distinguishing feature is the way Lamdré integrates sutra and tantra into a single, seamless path. Sutra-based reasoning on emptiness and dependent origination provides the conceptual and ethical foundation, while tantric methods drawn from the Hevajra cycle give concrete form to that understanding in meditation and yogic practice. The result is a unified framework in which ethical discipline, bodhicitta, and wisdom are not bypassed but rather serve as the indispensable ground for deity yoga and the higher stages of Vajrayana practice. For practitioners within the Sakya school, Lamdré thus stands as a complete and coherent path, in which the path and its fruit are continually reflected in one another.