dBa's rGyal to re stag snya

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Other names / Alternative spellings 

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

dBa's family 

blon chen 

Period of activity 

IXth century 

Reign of 'U'i dum brtan 

Biographical data 

dBa's rGyal to re stag snya became blon che (Great Minister) after 'Bro Khri sum rje stag snang (ms. PT 1287 l. 116-117). 

dBa's rGyal to re stag snya is the last blon che recorded by ms. PT 1287.

Titles 

blon che (ms. PT 1287 l. 63) 

Notes 

According to later Tibetan historians, Bran ka dPal gyi yon tan was killed after being slandered by dBa's rGyal to re stag snya, who spread the word that he had an affair with Cog ro za dpal gyi ngang tshul, a queen of the btsan po Khri gTsug lde brtsan (see among others mKhas pa lDe'u 2010ed. p. 340-342, Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer 2010ed. p. 395-396, Klong chen 1991ed. p. 383, rGyal rabs gsal ba'i me long 2005ed. p. 233 ; transl. in Sørensen 1999 p. 425-426).

According to Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer, dBas rGyal to re sprel mgo was nang blon during the reign of 'U dum btsan po (i. e. 'U'i dum brtan, see Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer's Chos 'byung me tog snying po sbrang rtsi'i bcud p. 396).


addendum 02/08/2025

dBa's rGyal to re is sometime said to be directly involved in the murder of Khri gTsug lde brtsan Ral pa can, see among others : 

"bod kyi bsod nams nyams pa dang ‘dre srin rgod pas btsan po dgung lo so drug lcags lo bya la / sbas rgyal to re dang cog ro legs bkra gdong btsan gnyis kyis zhal ltag par bstan te bkrongs so //" (Klong chen rabs 'byams 1991 ed. p. 382-383) 

"btsan po ‘di me pho khyi lo ‘khrungs nas / dgung lo so drug pa lcags mo yos la / dbas rgyal to re dang / skud po cog ro legs sgra gnyis kyis zhal ltag par bkan te bkrongs so /" (gNas rnying gyen tho 2012 ed. p. 41).