Nya khri btsan po

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Other names / Alternative spellings

Khri Nyag khri bTsan po (ms. PT 1286)

lDe Nyag khri bTsan po (ms. PT 1286)

Nya gri btsan po (rKong po inscr., according to OTDO)

Nya khri btsan po (rKong po inscr., according to Richardson 1985, Go shul grags pa 'byung gnas 2001 and Gong ba Klu 'bum rgyal 2006)

Social groups (status, family, lineage...)

sPu rgyal dynasty

Period of activity

Mythical times

Biographical data

Nyag khri bTsan po was the son of Khri'i bdun tshigs, one of the seven sons of Yab lha bdag drug (ms. PT 1286 l. 42-43).

Nya khri btsan po seems to be a son of Yab bla bdag drug (rKong po inscr.).

Nya khri btsan po came from the sky to rule over men (ms. PT 1286 l. 43 and rKong po inscr.)

He went to lHa ri gyang do (rKong po inscr.)

lDe nyag khri btsan po's consort was gNam mug mug (ms. PT 1286 l. 44-45).

lDe nyag khri btsan po's son and heir was Mu khri btsan po (ms. PT 1286 l. 45).

The father [Nya khri btsan po] went to the sky when the son [Mu khri btsan po] was old enough to ride a horse (ms. PT 1286 l. 47).

Titles

rje (rKong po inscr.)

Notes

It is unclear whether Nya khri btsan po has to be identified to 'O lde spu rgyal or not.

See also "gNya' khri btsan po" in rGyal po bka' thang II (bKa' thang sde lnga 2011ed. p. 87): 

"...bod kyi btsan po 'o de spur rgyal de / gnam gyi lha las mi yi rje ru gshegs / tshangs pa phyag nas gnam lha than dgur brgyud / gnam than sprin than char than than dgur byon / rtags chags wal wal sras po mched bzhi la / rje gcig yab la brdal drug bya ba byon / de la sras mchog spun 'dun 'khrungs pa las / bar lha tshigs bdun yab yum mched la gnod / yab yum skor bon zhang po'i yul du spyugs / dmu bza' lde me btsun dang bshos pa'i sras / gnya' khri yan 'khrungs srid pa'i lha rabs yin / rje gcig gnya' khri btsan po bya ba de / mgo nag mi dang srog chags rkyen du byon /..."