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Wednesday 22 November 2017

'Briung yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal

00606 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

'Brung yas (ms. PT 1240, according to Lalou 1939-1961) 

'Briung yas (ms. PT 1240) 

rGyal gzigs (ms. PT 1240) 

Khrom dpal (ms. PT 1240) 

'Briung yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal (reconstructed name) 


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

'Briung yas (= 'Bring yas ?) 


Period of activity 



Biographical data 

'Briung yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal was likely a contemporary of 'Brom mDo bzher 'dzing bu, dGro snya Mang gzigs slang kong and Langs Khri mnyes nos kong, his rus was 'Briung yas (= 'Bring yas ?), his ming was rGyal gzigs, his mkhan was Khrom dpal (ms. PT 1240). 


Titles 


Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1240


Mention of 'Briung yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal 
(= 'Bring yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal ?) in ms. PT 1240 (source : Gallica)


'Brom mDo bzher 'dzong bu

00605 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

'Brom (ms. PT 1240) 

mDo bzher (ms. PT 1240) 

'Dzong bu (ms. PT 1240) 

'Brom mDo bzher 'dzong bu (reconstructed name) 


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

'Brom 


Period of activity 



Biographical data 

'Brom mDo bzher 'dzong bu was likely a contemporary of dGro snya Mang gzigs slang kong, 'Bring yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal and Langs Khri mnyes nos kong, his rus was 'Brom, his ming was mDo bzher, his mkhan was 'Dzong bu (ms. PT 1240). 


Titles 


Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1240


dGro snya Mang gzigs slang kong

00608
Other names / Alternative spellings 

dGro snya (ms. PT 1240) 

Mang gzigs (ms. PT 1240) 

Slang kong (ms. PT 1240) 

dGro snya Mang gzigs slang kong (reconstructed name) 


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

dGro snya 


Period of activity 

?


Biographical data 

dGro snya Mang gzigs slang kong was likely a contemporary of 'Brom mDo bzher 'dzing bu'Bring yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal and Langs Khri mnyes nos konghis rus was dGro snya, his ming was Mang gzigs, his mkhan was Slang kong (ms. PT 1240). 



Titles 


Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1240


Langs Khri mnyes nos kong

00607 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

Langs (ms. PT 1240) 

Khri mnyes (ms. PT 1240) 

Nos kong (ms. PT 1240) 

Langs Khri mnyes nos kong (reconstructed name) 


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

Langs (= Rlang ?) 


Period of activity 



Biographical data 

Langs Khri mnyes nos kong was likely a contemporary of 'Brom mDo bzher 'dzing bu'Bring yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal and dGro snya Mang gzigs slang kong, his rus was Langs, his ming was Khri mnyes, his mkhan was Nos kong (ms. PT 1240). 


Titles 


Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1240


gNyan sum tho de rgyal ba

00623 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

gNyan sum tho de rgyal ba (ms. PT 1060 l. 57) 

gNyan sum gthod de rgyal ba (ms. TibHT 27 l. 8, 10) 


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

gnyan deity (?) 


Period of activity 

mythical times ? 


Biographical data 


Titles 

jo bo (ms. TibHT 27 l. 8, 10) 


Notes 

Obviously not to be confused with the bon po scholar Ba gor Dod de rgyal ba (see sGa ston tshul khrims rgyal mtshan's bsTan pa'i shan 'byed 'phrul gyi me long, p. 29). 

See also the gNyan gsum gtod de rgyal ba'i le'u in the bon po bKa' 'gyur ? ('Bum sde, CXLI, ch. 22 avalaible on BDRC

gNyan gsum thod de rgyal ba is also mentioned in the "Gathang bumpa funerary documents" (see Bellezza 2013 p. 176).


lHa lung zigs

00621 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

lHa lung zigs (ms. PT 1089 l. r84)


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

Seng go family ? (unverifiable so far) 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century ? 

IXth century ? 

Reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan

Reign of Mu ne brtsan

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan


Biographical data 


Titles 


Notes 

A Seng go lHa lung gzigs is mentioned in dBa' bzhed as a supporter of Buddhism in the time of Khri Srong lde btsan (see dBa' bzhed p. 14, 16, 18, 27 english transl. in Wangdu, Diemberger, Sørensen 2000 p. 43-47, 50, 60-63) .

See also mi 'go lHa lung zigs (lHa lung zigs "the headman" ?) in Blon po bka' thang XXVI (bKa' thang sde lnga 1997ed. p. 509). 

On ms. PT 1089 see Scherrer-Schaub 2007, also Lalou 1956.


Mention of lHa lung zigs of ms. PT 1089 (Gallica)


Monday 20 November 2017

mGos Klu rtsan

00622 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

mGos family 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century ? 

IXth century ? 

Reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan

Reign of Mu ne brtsan

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan

Reign of 'U 'i dum brtan


Biographical data 

mGos Klu rtsan is mentioned (as a witness ?) in a "contract for the sale of a cow" (ms. ITJ 857b l. 7).

He was a contemporary of gNyi dPal 'dus and the ban 'de dPal byangs (ms. ITJ 857b l. 1).


Titles 


Notes 

See OTDO 

See also Takeuchi 1995 p. 151-152


rTsig lHa rtsa skyes

00454 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

rTsig ? 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century ? 

IXth century ? 

Reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan

Reign of Mu ne brtsan

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan

Reign of 'U 'i dum brtan


Biographical data 

'Greng ro Khyi thug and rTsig lha rtsa skyes are mentioned as witnesses on a loan contract found in Miran (ms. Or. 15000/430 l. r7). 


Titles 


Notes

On ms. Or 15000/430 see Takeuchi 1997-1998 doc. n° 546. 

"rTsig" may be a family name : according to dBa' bzhed, "rTsig rMa rma" was a supporter of Buddhism against Bon in the debate of Hog year [759 ? 771 ?] (see dBa' bzhed p. 27, english transl. in Wangdu, Diemberger, Sørensen 2000 p. 60-63).



Tuesday 14 November 2017

Bran ka Yon tan

00199 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

ban de Yon tan (ms. PT 1290 l. r2) 

dge slong Bran ka Yon tan (inscr. lDan ma brag II l. 7) 

ban de chen po dPal chen po yon tan (inscr. Peace treaty l. n9) 

ban 'de chen po Yon tan (ms. PT 1588 verso) 


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

Bran ka

ban de (monk) 


Period of activity 

IXth century
 


Biographical data 

When the name Khri gTsug lde brtsan was given to [the prince] Mu tsu brtan, the ban de Yon tan sang a song (rol mo glu tshigs bgyis pa, ms. PT 1290 l. r2). 

Ban de Yon tan possibly became a member of the "High council of Religion and State Affairs" (chos dang chab srid kyi bka' chen po) as early as Monkey year [804] (inscr. lDan ma brag II l. 1-3, see Imaeda 2012 p. 115-118). 

The ban de chen po dPal chen po Yon tan was one of the three highest officials of Khri gTsug lde brtsan's government [c. 822] (inscr. Peace treaty stele l. n9). 


Titles 

ban de (ms. PT 1290 l. r2) 

dge slong (inscr. lDan ma brag II l. 7) 

ban de chen po (inscr. Peace treaty l. n9) 

ban 'de chen po (ms. PT 1588 verso) 


Notes 

Other possible mentions of the ban de chen po dPal chen po yon tan in Old Tibetan documentation :

- ban de chen po Yon tan (ms. PT 1588 verso) ?

- ban de chen po (ms. PT 1653 verso) ? Also a letter adressed to dPal gyi yon than by Chos kyi go cha (ms. PT 1653)

- dpal chen po (ms. PT 2076 ) ? 

- ban de dpal ced po, a contemporary of the ban de dPal gyi go ca' (ms. PT 1962 verso) ?

- (another ?) Yon tan, reviser of Buddhist texts, and contemporary of the copyist An sTag chung and the revisers Zhi mchog, Dze cin, and lHa la rton (ms. PT 1425, PT 1444).

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1290, 1425, 1444, 1588, 1653, 1962, 2076

According to Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer (XIIth c., 2010ed. p. 385-386), in the time of Khri gtsug lde brtsan Ral pa can, sBas Mang rje lha 'od (i.e. dBa' Mang rje lha lod) was minister (blon po) and the  ban chen po dPal gyi yon tan was "religious minister" (chos kyi blon po).

According to mKhas pa lDe'u (XIIIth c.) Khri gtsug lde brtsan Ral pa can's ministers were sBas Mang rje lha lod, 'Bring Khri sum rje stag snang (i. e. 'Bro Khri sum rje stag snang) and Bran ka dPal gyi yon tan (mKhas pa lDe'u 2010 ed. p. 340).

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).