Social groups

'A zha (2) 'Ba' (1) 'Bal (6) 'Ber (3) 'Bre (2) 'Bring yas (9) 'Bro (33) 'Brom (6) 'Bu na (1) 'Da'r (1) 'Dan ma (1) 'Dral (2) 'Go (1) 'Go 'bom (5) 'Gong bom (3) 'Greng ro (6) 'Jang (4) 'O ma lde (4) 'Ol (2) 'Ol god (1) 'Phan (2) An (10) Bal po (4) Bam (10) ban de (15) bKrags (2) blon (115) blon chen (37) bon po (1) Brag (2) Bran ka (3) btsan mo (6) btsun mo (17) Byin (1) Ce (1) Cog ro (34) Da rgyal (4) Dags (6) dBa's (25) dBrad (2) De'u (1) dGro (2) dGro snya (4) dre (1) Dru gu (4) gcen (3) gcung (4) Gle'u (1) gNang (3) gNo' (3) gNubs (12) gnyan (1) gNyi ba (5) gNyos (2) Gro (4) gshen (3) gTom (1) Gu rib (4) gZhams (3) je ba (2) Je'u (2) Jeng (2) Kam (3) Khang (5) Khe rgad (1) Khu (8) Khyung po (6) klu (1) Kvag (1) Lang gro (6) lCi sa (2) lCog la (1) lDe sman (4) lDe'u (2) lha (14) lHa lung (1) lHo (4) Lig (2) Mar (1) Mar kong (1) mChims (18) Meg le (4) mGar (13) mGos (2) mkhan po (13) mKhar pa (1) mNon (5) mNyan (3) Mon (1) Mong (3) mThon myi (2) Myang (17) Myva (4) Nem (1) Ngan lam (4) Ning (1) Pa gor (2) Pa tsab (5) pho nya (13) Pho yong (1) Phung (1) phyva (1) Reb kong (4) rGya gar (11) rGya nag (12) rgyal pran (23) rHya (2) Rlang (20) rMa (2) rMe'u (2) rNgegs (8) Rong spo (4) rTsig (1) Ru yong (2) Rye shin (1) Sag (1) sBrang (3) Seng go (6) She'u (2) Shud ke (1) Shud pu (4) sKa ba (2) sKya tsa (7) sKyi (3) sman (1) sNa nam (13) sNya shur (5) sPu rgyal btsan po (43) sPug (4) srin (14) Sro (1) stag (4) sTang (3) Sum pa (2) Tre (2) Tshar long (7) Tshes pong (14) Wang (1) Yo gang (5) Zha snga (3) zhang (38) zhu chen (6)

Wednesday 25 July 2018

Yar lha sham po

00624 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

Yar lha sham po (ms. PT 1046b l. 35, PT 1286 l. 41, ITJ 734 l. 8r324) 

Yar la sham po (m. PT 1285 l. r 175) 

Yar lha sham pho (ms. ITJ 740 l. 163, 202) 

Yar lha (from "yar lha ni sham po", in ms. PT 1287 l. 468, 471) 

Sham po (from "yar lha ni sham po", in ms. PT 1287 l. 468, 471) 

lHa g.yag sham po? (ms. PT 126 l. 146) 


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

lha deity 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

Yar lha sham po, mentioned in the song of victory over mGar attributed to Khri 'Dus srong (ms. PT 1287 l. 468 - probably refers to the mountain of the same name - and ms. PT 1287 l. 471) 

Yar la sham po, in Yar lung scogs gar, associated to the yul rje 'O de spu rgyal and to lDe gshen rmun bu (ms. PT 1285 l. r175-176 - possibly refers to the mountain - and ms. ITJ 734 l. 8r323-324). 

Yar srin pa sna ring po threatened 'O lde spu rgyal, and lDe gshen rmun bu was invited [to perform the ransom rites], Yar lha sham po was invoked... (ms. ITJ 734 l. 8r321-324) 


Titles 

gtsug gi lha (ms. PT 1286 l. 41)

lha (ms. ITJ 734 l. 8r323


Notes 

Ms. ITJ 734 transl. in Thomas 1957 p. 77-95, see also Samten G. Karmay's article "Concepts of Territorial Organisation and their Transformation into Buddhist Sacred Sites" p. 38-39 (in Karmay 2005).

Yar lha sham po, son of 'O de gung rgyal and Khu bza' Khu ma in mKhas pa lde'u 129na-129ba (2010ed. p. 217-218). 

Manifests as a white yak and is tamed by Padmasambhava in Chos 'byung me tog snying po sbrang rtsi'i bcud (Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer 2010ed. p.260), lHa 'dre bka' thang ch. 15 (bKa' thang sde lnga 2011 ed . p. 28-29) and Padma bka' thang ch. 60 (1996 ed. p. 363)

Yar lha sham po progenitor of the first blon po [Khu] lHa'i smon gzug also known as Ru la skyes, (see Blon po bka' thang ch. 3 in bKa' thang sde lnga 2011 ed. p. 338-339, also in the XVIth c. Deb ther dmar po gsar ma 1989ed. p. 15).


Monday 23 July 2018

Than 'tsho

00771
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

lha deity 

mChims?


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

In the country mChims yul dgu sul, the deity mChims la'i Than 'tsho, the lord mChims rje Ne'u... (ms. PT 1060 l. 81, see also ms. PT 1285 l. r180) 


Titles 

lha mchims la'i (ms. PT 1060 l. 81)


Notes 

mChims lha Than tsho, son of 'O de gung rgyal and Kha bza' Hor sman according to mKhas pa lde'u 129na-129ba (2010ed. p. 217-218)

Zo zo brang

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Other names / Alternative spelling 

Zo zo brang (ms. PT 1052 l. r103, ITJ 735 l. 3, 6, 7, ITJ 739 l. 12v10) 


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

srin (demon) 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

Zo zo brang in the lHa mkhar at lHa ri lhun po (? ms. PT 1052 l. r103) 


Titles 

srin rje (ms. ITJ 735 l. 3, 6, 7) 


Notes 

Likely to be identified either to bya rje Zo zo (with bya rje for phya rje = pyva rje/phyva rje?), son of phya lha Bram chen (himself a brother of 'O de gung rgyal, Yab lha brdal drug and rGya la 'brong nam) or to Than tsho zo 'brang, son of Yab lha brdal drug and dMu btsun gri sman, and an elder brother of Khri bar gyi bdun tshigs (mKhas pa lde'u 129ba-130na, 2010 ed. p. 219).


Friday 20 July 2018

Mu tsa med

00769 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

lha' Mu tsa med (ms. PT 1043 l. 21) 

lha Mu tsa med (ms. ITJ 740 l. 119) 


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

lha deity 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 


Titles 

lha (ms. ITJ 740 l. 119) 

lha' (ms. PT 1043 l. 21) 


Notes 

Described as a deity of Zhang zhung in later documentation (see among others lHa 'dre bka' thang ch. 13 in bKa' thang sde lnga 2011 ed. p 25).

See also Mu tsa len or Mu tsa men, a female deity (lha mo) of Zhang zhung mentioned in sBa bzhed (see sBa bzhed 2010 ed. p. 73 and rBa bzhed phyogs bsgrigs p. 92).

Mu tsa med, also the name of Gri gum btsan po's sword ? ("de dus lo ngam na rtsal 'gran thub / 'di bzhin gyis zer ba'i / srid rgyal gyi lung bstan byung bas / rje rgyal lags / cis kyang rtsed 'jo'i tshul du 'khrug na / bsrung byar dpral bar me long dang / snga sha phyi sha la sprel dang byi la'i gsob thogs / ral gri mu tsa med klad la bskor / ba 'khro ba brgyal sngon du ded / glang mthug brgya la thal ba khol steng la nyang ro'i tshal du byon zhus pa'o /" see g.Yung drung bon gyi sgra bsgrags rin po che'i gling grags bzhugs so p. 164-165 in Bon gyi lo rgyus yig cha phyogs sgrig, Lhasa: Bod ljongs bod yig dpe rnying dpe skrun khang, 2010).



Mu rgyung

00766
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

lha deity 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

Mu rgyung and sTang rgyung, deities of Zhang zhung (ms. PT 1060 l. 70) 


Titles 

zhang zhung gyi lha (ms. PT 1060 l. 70) 


Notes 

Related to the lha Myi la rgyung and the lha rGyung tsa mentioned in ms. ITJ 740 ? 

Later documentation also mentions another deity of Zhang zhung : zhang zhung dgra lha Mu tsa med (see among others lHa 'dre bka' thang ch. 13 in bKa' thang sde lnga 2011 ed. p 25). 

According to mKhas pa lde'u, the gods of Zhang zhung were Ge god, Me dur, Tshangs lha, Pha 'brum, rMa tshes, Pho 'brang, rMa ge god and Yo phyal. They were born from Rong rong rtsol po (himself son of Yab lha brdal drug and rMu btsun gri sman) and rMu bza' mThing khug sman (mKhas lde'u 130 na 2010ed. p. 219).

sTang rgyung

00767 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

lha deity 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

Mu rgyung and sTang rgyung, deities of Zhang zhung (ms. PT 1060 l. 70) 


Titles 

zhang zhung gyi lha (ms. PT 1060 l. 70) 


Notes 

Related to the lha Myi la rgyung and the lha rGyung tsa mentioned in ms. ITJ 740 ? 

Related to the sTang family?

Later documentation also mentions another deity of Zhang zhung : zhang zhung dgra lha Mu tsa med (see among others lHa 'dre bka' thang ch. 13 in bKa' thang sde lnga 2011 ed. p 25). 

According to mKhas pa lde'u, the gods of Zhang zhung were Ge god, Me dur, Tshangs lha, Pha 'brum, rMa tshes, Pho 'brang, rMa ge god and Yo phyal. They were born from Rong rong rtsol po (himself son of Yab lha brdal drug and rMu btsun gri sman) and rMu bza' mThing khug sman (mKhas lde'u 130 na 2010ed. p. 219).


Thursday 19 July 2018

lHo'i ting ting

00762
Other names / Alternative spellings 

lHo'i ting ting (ms. P 307 l. II§7.4)

rDo rje g.yu sgron ma (ms. P 307 l. II§7.1)

lHo'i ting ting rdo rje g.yu sgron ma (ms. PT 307 l. III.12)


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

srin mo (female demon) 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

rDo rje g.yu sgron ma's body is blue..., rides a blue horse..., and is also known as lHo'i ting ting (ms. PT 307 l. II§7) 

rDo rje g.yu sgron ma / lHo'i ting ting was part of a group of seven female deities known as mkha' 'gro ma, shug 'gro ma, srin mo chen mo bdun, and ma chen mo bdun (ms. PT 307 III.1-2). 

That group was composed of: 







- rDo rje g.yu sgron ma a.k.a. lHo'i ting ting (ms. PT 307 II.§7). 

They were sisters (sring mo ms. PT 307, l. III.7-8) and were subdued by the Indian mkhan po Pad ma sam ba ba and by Rlang dPal gyi seng ge (ms. PT 307 l. III.4-6). 


Titles 

gtso mo (ms. PT 307 l. II§1.8)

mkha' 'gro ma (ms. PT 307 l. III.1) 

shug 'gro ma (ms. PT 307 l. III.1) 

ma chen mo (ms. PT 307 l. III.1) 

srin mo chen mo (ms. PT 307 l. III.1-2) 

bod khams kyi bdag mo (ms. PT 307 l. III.5-6) 


Notes 

On ms. PT 307, see Dalton 2004.

See also rDo rje g.yu sgron ma residing in dBu ru ka tshal/dBu ru snying tshal, one of the bstan ma gcu gnyis (in Nebesky-Wojkowitz 1996 reprint p. 181-198)?

Description of rDo rje g.yu sgron ma / lHo'i ting ting in ms. PT 307 II§7
Source: Gallica

Monday 16 July 2018

brDa' la btsan mo

00759
Other names / Alternative spellings 

brDa' la btsan mo (ms. P 307 l. II§4.4)

rDo rje ye shes mchog (ms. P 307 l. II§4.1)

brDa' la btsan mo rdo rje ye shes mchog (ms. PT 307 l. III.11)


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

srin mo (female demon) 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

rDo rje ye shes mchog... rides a mdzo mo, is also known as brDa' la btsan mo (ms. PT 307 l. II§4) 

rDo rje ye shes mchog / brDa' la btsan mo was part of a group of seven female deities known as mkha' 'gro ma, shug 'gro ma, srin mo chen mo bdun, and ma chen mo bdun (ms. PT 307 III.1-2). 

That group was composed of: 




- rDo rje ye shes mchog a.k.a. brDa' la btsan mo (ms. PT 307 II.§4), 




They were sisters (sring mo ms. PT 307, l. III.7-8) and were subdued by the Indian mkhan po Pad ma sam ba ba and by Rlang dPal gyi seng ge (ms. PT 307 l. III.4-6). 


Titles 

gtso mo (ms. PT 307 l. II§1.8)

mkha' 'gro ma (ms. PT 307 l. III.1) 

shug 'gro ma (ms. PT 307 l. III.1) 

ma chen mo (ms. PT 307 l. III.1) 

srin mo chen mo (ms. PT 307 l. III.1-2) 

bod khams kyi bdag mo (ms. PT 307 l. III.5-6) 


Notes 

On ms. PT 307, see Dalton 2004.

See also mDa' la btsan mo gdug pa 'dul, one of the bstan ma gcu gnyis, residing in sGrub yul ka tshal (in Nebesky-Wojkowitz 1996 reprint p. 181-198).

The gnod sbyin gSer chen mkha lding rdo rje klu mo ? see Sle lung bZhad pa'i rdo rje (XVIIIth c.): "gser chen mkha' lding rdo rje klu mo ni / yul rda yul thang bkra dang stod dmar gyi mtsho 'gram / srad yul pa tra / bsnubs yul rgya mtshams sam / bsnubs yul ka tshal dang / nub yul dga' tshal zhes kyang grags par / rda lha gar pa'i lcam mor 'khrungs gdung rus rda bza'... mkhyen brtse'i brtan ma'i srog gtad las / yul gcig rda yul  thang bkra na / rda lha gar si'i lcam mo ni / gdung rus gnyan de rda bza' mo ... / rda la btsan mo sman gcig ma..." (Dam can bstan srung gi rnam thar 2003ed. p. 178-181).

Description of rDo rje ye shes mchog / brDa' la btsan mo in ms. PT 307 II§4
Source: Gallica


Byang gi gser tang yi ge 'khor 'dul ma

00761
Other names / Alternative spellings 

rDo rje 'od chags ma (ms. P 307 l. II§6.1, III.10)

Byang gi gser tang yi ge 'khor 'dul ma (ms. P 307 l. II§6.5-7)

Byang gi gser tang rdo rje 'od chags ma (ms. P 307 l. III.12)


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

srin mo (female demon) 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

rDo rje 'od chags ma's body is red... she rides a 'bri... she is also known as Byang gi gser tang yi ge 'khor 'dul ma (ms. PT 307 l. II§6) 

rDo rje 'od chags ma / Byang gi gser tang yi ge 'khor 'dul ma was part of a group of seven female deities known as mkha' 'gro ma, shug 'gro ma, srin mo chen mo bdun, and ma chen mo bdun (ms. PT 307 III.1-2). 

That group was composed of: 






- rDo rje 'od chags ma a.k.a. Byang gi gser tang yi ge 'khor 'dul ma (ms. PT 307 II.§6) 


They were sisters (sring mo ms. PT 307, l. III.7-8) and were subdued by the indian mkhan po Pad ma sam ba ba and by Rlang dPal gyi seng ge (ms. PT 307 l. III.4-6). 


Titles 

gtso mo (ms. PT 307 l. II§1.8)

mkha' 'gro ma (ms. PT 307 l. III.1) 

shug 'gro ma (ms. PT 307 l. III.1) 

ma chen mo (ms. PT 307 l. III.1) 

srin mo chen mo (ms. PT 307 l. III.1-2) 

bod khams kyi bdag mo (ms. PT 307 l. III.5-6) 



Notes 

On ms. PT 307, see Dalton 2004.

Description of rDo rje 'od chags ma  / Byang gi gser tang yi ge 'khor 'dul ma in ms. PT 307 II§6
Source: Gallica

See the bdud mo 'Brog chen 'khor 'dul, one of the bstan ma bcu gnyis according to Sle lung bZhad pa'i rdo rje (XVIIIth c.) ? "bdud mo bzhi pa 'brog chen 'khor 'dul ni / yul yar 'brog g.yu mtsho / byang 'brog sna brgyad / yar 'brog dar gong / 'brog sman lung gi mtsho rnams su 'brog rje lcam mor 'khrungs / gdung rus 'brog bza' / ... mkhyen brtse'i srog gtad las /  yul ni byang 'brog sna brgyad na / 'brog rje lha yi lcam mo ni / gdung rus gnyan de 'brog bza' mo / byang gi 'brog srin 'khor 'dul ma..." (Dam can bstan srung gi rnam thar 2003ed. p. 173-175).


lHa ri g.ya' ma skyol

00758
Other names / Alternative spellings 

rDo rje kun gsal ma (ms. P 307 l. II§3.1)

lHa ri g.ya' ma skyol (ms. P 307 l. II§3.4)

dPal ldan lha ri rdo rje kun gsal ma (ms. PT 307 l. III.11)


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

srin mo (female demon) 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

rDo rje kun gsal ma... rides a blue horse, is also known as lHa ri g.ya' ma skyol (ms. PT 307 l. II§4). 

rDo rje kun gsal ma / lHa ri g.ya' ma skyol was part of a group of seven female deities known as mkha' 'gro ma, shug 'gro ma, srin mo chen mo bdun, and ma chen mo bdun (ms. PT 307 III.1-2). 

That group was composed of: 



- rDo rje kun gsal ma a.k.a. lHa ri g.ya' ma skyol (ms. PT 307 II.§3), 





They were sisters (sring mo ms. PT 307, l. III.7-8) and were subdued by the Indian mkhan po Pad ma sam ba ba and by Rlang dPal gyi seng ge (ms. PT 307 l. III.4-6). 


Titles 

gtso mo (ms. PT 307 l. II§1.8)

mkha' 'gro ma (ms. PT 307 l. III.1) 

shug 'gro ma (ms. PT 307 l. III.1) 

ma chen mo (ms. PT 307 l. III.1) 

srin mo chen mo (ms. PT 307 l. III.1-2) 

bod khams kyi bdag mo (ms. PT 307 l. III.5-6) 


Notes 

On ms. PT 307, see Dalton 2004.

See the great bdud mo dPal ldan lha ri, also known as rDo rje g.ya' ma skyong, mGo yul jo mo lha ri, etc., one of the bstan ma gcu gnyis (in Nebesky-Wojkowitz 1996 reprint p. 181-198)

According to Sle lung bZhad pa'i rdo rje (XVIIIth c.): "bdud mo gnyis pa dpal ldan ha ri rdo rje g.ya' ma skyong ni / yul lho yul de nyid dang / mon yul jo mo lha ri / phag ri gnas kyi gangs / glan yul mon kha / mon yul spa gro rnams su glan thang dmu btsan gyi lcam mor 'khrungs / gdung rus glan bza'i mo /..." (Dam can bstan srung gi rnam thar 2003ed. p. 169-171).

Description of rDo rje kun gsal ma / lHa ri g.ya' ma skyol in ms. PT 307 II§4
Source: Gallica


Friday 13 July 2018

rTsang la 'i bye'u

00765 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

rTsang la 'i bye'u (ms. PT 1060 l. 74) 

rTsang la bye'u (ms. PT 1285 l. r171) 


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

lha deity 


Period of activity 

myth 


Biographical data 

Inside the rTsang gyi dngo mkhar (fortress) of the rTsang stod country the lha (deity) rTsang la 'i bye'u, the lord rTsang rje'i Phyva... (ms. PT 1060 l. 74). 

rTsang la bye'u at rTsang ro dbyes kar (ms. PT 1285 l. r171) 


Titles 

lha (ms. PT 1060 l. 74) 


Notes 

See also rTsang lha dar (the elder) and rTsang lHa bye'u (the younger), sons of 'O de gung rgyal and Bya bza' mThong sman in mKhas pa lde'u 129na-129ba (2010 ed. p. 218, "'o de gung rgyal bya ba de / [...] khab bya bza' mthong sman dang bshos pa'i sras gcen rtsang lha dar / gcung rtsa lha bye'u /").


rTsang lha pu dar

00763 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

lha deity 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

Pu dar, deity of rTsang (ms. ITJ 734 l. 7r295-298). 

rTsang srin Pod de, threatened rTsang rje pva 'a, and rTsang shen sNyal ngag was invited [to perform the ransom rites], rTsang lha Pu dar was invoked... (ms. ITJ 734 l. 7r293-300).


Titles 

lha (ms. ITJ 734 l. 7r295, 7r298) 


Notes 

Ms. ITJ 734 transl. in Thomas 1957 p. 93, see also Samten G. Karmay's article "Concepts of Territorial Organisation and their Transformation into Buddhist Sacred Sites" p. 37 (in Karmay 2005). 

See also rTsang lha dar (the elder) and rTsang lHa bye'u (the younger), sons of 'O de gung rgyal and Bya bza' mThong sman in mKhas pa lde'u 129na-129ba (2010 ed. p. 218, "'o de gung rgyal bya ba de / [...] khab bya bza' mthong sman dang bshos pa'i sras gcen rtsang lha dar / gcung rtsa lha bye'u /"). 

See also "gTsang lha phu dar", a son of 'Od de gung rgyal and Thang nga gtsang mo, in the XVIIth c. Dam can bstan srung gi rnam thar (2003ed. p. 276, "...'od de gung rgyal gyis [...] kha la gtsang du byon nas thang nga gtsang mo dang bshos pas gtsang lha phu dar khrungs / skyid ro ljang sngon du thang nga skyid mo dang bshos pas skyid lha bya ma khrungs /... ").


Wednesday 11 July 2018

rGya bla'i 'brong nam

00764 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

lha deity 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

Bla'i 'brong nam, deity of rGya [people], inside the fortress sTegs pa of rGya [people], of the Chab gyi ma gzhug (?) land (ms. PT 1060 l. 92-93 "yul chab gyi ma gzhug rgya mkhar stegs pa'i nang na' / / lha rgya bla'i 'brong nam"). 


Titles 

lha (ms. PT 1060 l. 93) 


Notes 

In later documentation, rGya la 'brong nam/rGya la 'brong rnam is described as the son of sTag chag yal yol and Tshe za Khyad khyud, and the brother of 'O de gung rgyal, Yab lha brdal drug, and Phya lha bram chen. He came as the lha deity of the rGya people (rgya mi mang yi lhar gshegs).

According to mKhas pa lde'u 129na-130ba (2010 ed. p. 217-220), the srid pa'i lha rabs mched bzhi (the four sons of yab sTag cha yal yol and yum Tshe za Khyad khyud), played dice to decide who would stay in the divine land (lha yul) and who would go to the human land (mi yul).

The two younger lost :

- rGya la 'brong went to act as the god of the rGya people (rgya mi mangs) and had nine sons (Kha 'od rgyal ba, Zla 'od rgyal ba, Grags kyi lha, Drung grus kyi rje, Kho de sang pa, Khu 'phangs rgyal ba, dGu sor phyag po, Kha dang chen po, Gar gar rje)

- 'O de gung rgyal went through intermediary space to earth where was god of men and fathered nine gods (lha) and then had another son.

The two older brothers won :

- Phya la bram chen became the god (lha) of the mGon btsun phya, he fathered the phya lcam dral drug.

- gcen Yab lha brdal drug became the lord of all gods at the top of the thirteen celestial levels (gnam rim pa bcu gsum gyi steng nga), he fathered seven sons and a daughter.

See mKhas pa lde'u 129na-129ba, 2010ed. (p. 217-218): 

"[yab stag cha yal yol] ...dang yum tshe za khyad khyud bshos pa'i sras / srid pa'i lha rabs mched bzhi 'khrungs te / yab lha brdal drug / phya lha bram chen / rgya la 'brong nam / 'o de gung rgyal / lha rabs mched bzhi lha yul du gang sdod / mi yul du gang bzhud sho btab pas /... yab lha brdal drug dang / phya lha bram chen gnyis rgyal / gcung gnyis pham ste / rgya la 'brong nam rgya mi mangs yi lhar gshegs / sras dgu khrung te / kha 'od rgyal ba / zla 'od rgyal ba / grags kyi lha / drung grus kyi rje / kho de sang pa / khu 'phangs rgyal ba / dgu sor phyug po / kha dang chen po / gar gar rje dang dgu'o // "

See also Dam can bstan srung gi rnam thar (2003ed. p. 275): 

"...gzhung khungs ma 'ga' zhig las yab lha brdal drug / phya lha bam chen / rgya la 'brong rnam / 'o de gung rgyal te srid pa'i lha rab mched bzhir bshad /...


'O de gung rgyal

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Other names / Alternative spellings 

'O de gung rgyal (ms. ITJ 734 l. 5r193, ITJ 740 l. 70) 

'O de lha dpal gung rgyal ba ? (ms. ITJ 734 l. 5r188-189

'O de lha dpal phu rgyal (ms. ITJ 734 l. 5r188-189, as suggested in OTDO, although it could also be read as 'O de lha dpal gung rgyal from the digitized document

lDe bla gung rgyal ? (ms. PT 1287 l. 17-18, identification unsure) 


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

lha deity ?


Period of activity 

myth 


Biographical data 

lDe bla gung rgyal took Dri gum to the sky, but was prevented of doing so by Lo ngam. lDe bla gung rgyal was projected into the snows of the Ti se and departed (gshegs, died? see transl. in Hill 2006 p. 92, ms. PT 1287 l. 17-18


Titles 

lha (ms. ITJ 740 l. 70) 


Notes 

Whether 'O de gung rgyal is the same as 'O de spu rgyal or not seems a bit unclear from Old Tibetan material. 

In later tradition, yab 'O de gung rgyal is thought to be the father of the following mountain deities: Yar lung gi Yar lha sham po of Yar lung, byang gi gNyan chen thang lha, rGad stod kyi Jo bo 'gyog chen, shar gyi rMa chen spom ra, Jo bo g.yul rgyal, She'u mkha' ri, sKyid sho Zhog lha phyug po and the gnod sbyin Gang ba bzang po (see Nebesky-Wojkowitz 1996 reprint p. 208-209).

According to mKhas pa lde'u 129na-130ba (2010 ed. p. 217-220), The srid pa'i lha rabs mched bzhi (the four sons of yab sTag cha yal yol and yum Tshe za Khyad khyud), played dice to decide who would stay in the divine land (lha yul) and who would go to the human land (mi yul).

The two younger lost :

- rGya la 'brong became god of the rGya people (rgya mi mangs) and had nine sons

- 'O de gung rgyal went through intermediary space (where he had sons and was know as 'Od lha 'breng 'breng) to earth were he acted as god of men and fathered nine gods (lha) from various mothers (Yar la sham po, 'Chims la than tsho, gcen dBye lha spya dkar and gcung Gro lha gang bu, gcen rTsang lha dar and gcung rTsang la bye'u, Dvags lha sgam po, Thang lha ya bzhur, Kong la de yag, and then had another son, sGam lha'i lha)

The two older brothers won :

- Phya la bram chen became god (lha) of the mGon btsun phya, he fathered the phya lcam dral drug 

- gcen Yab lha brdal drug acted as the lord of all the gods at the top of the thirteen celestial levels (gnam rim pa bcu gsum gyi steng nga), he fathered seven sons, and a daughter.

See "'O de gung rgyal", the son of sTag chag yal yol and Tshe za Khyad khyud, the brother of Yab lha brdal drug, Phya lha bram chen and rGya la 'brong nam and the father of ten deities in mKhas pa lde'u 129na-129ba (2010ed. p. 217-218) :

[yab stag cha yal yol] "...dang yum tshe za khyad khyud bshos pa'i sras / srid pa'i lha rabs mched bzhi 'khrungs te / yab lha brdal drug / phya lha bram chen / rgya la 'brong nam / 'o de gung rgyal / lha rabs mched bzhi lha yul du gang sdod / mi yul du gang bzhud sho btab pas /... yab lha brdal drug dang / phya lha bram chen gnyis rgyal / gcung gnyis pham ste / rgya la 'brong nam rgya mi mangs yi lhar gshegs  / ... 
'o de gu rgyal bya ba de / ...
khu bza' khu ma dang bshos pa'i sras / yar lha sham po dang gcig 'chims yul nag po dgu sul du byon nas / khab kha bza' hor sman dang bshos pa'i sras mchims lha than tsho dang gnyis / khab phyi mo g.yag sngo ma don bshos pa'i sras / gcen dbye lha spyi dkar / gcung gro la gang bu / khab bya bza' mthong sman dang bshos pa'i sras gcen rtsang lha dar / gcung rtsang lha bye'u / khab thang nga dang bshos pa'i sras / dvags lha sgam po / srin yul du gshegs nas srin bza' sbyar lcam ma dang bshos pa'i sras thang lha ya bzhur / kong yul du gshegs nas thang nga kong mo thar dang bshos pa'i sras kong la de yag de nas chab ma smon mo thang dang bshos pa'i sras sgam lha'i lha sras so / 
phya lha bram chen mgon btun phya'i lhar gshegs...
gcen yab lha brdal drug de gnam rim pa bcu gsum gyi steng na lha thams cad kyi rje mdzad..."      

See also  'O de gung rgyal (born from a conch shell egg with other deities according to one of the traditions) in the XVIIth c. Dam can bstan srung gi rnam thar (2003ed. p. 269-278):  

"...dung sgong gi nang nas rim pa bzhin du / rgyal chen gnam lha dkar po / 'o de gung rgyal / mgur lha gsang ba / tig gu dkar po ste gcen po bzhi dang / de rjes nyi spangs sad kyis skyes pa gcig ces pa 'khrungs /... " (p. 270) 

"...bu bdag cag 'a 'ol .... dang / bu mo ... bse ba rgyud rgyud skyes pa bshos pa las chen rje sras drug / mgo sras cha lha brang chen / 'o de... gung rgyal la sogs 'khrungs par / gung rgyal 'od des 'dzam gling khengs shing lha'i gung la bzhugs te 'dre srin byur gsum gyi thog tu rgyal bas 'o de gung rgyal grags /..." (p. 274-275) 

"...gzhung khungs ma 'ga' zhig las yab lha brdal drug / phya lha bam chen / rgya la 'brong rnam / 'o de gung rgyal te srid pa'i lha rab mched bzhir bshad /...(p. 275) 

"...'o de gung rgyal bod yul gling dgu'i bdag por bzhugs /..." (p. 275)

"... 'od de gung rgyal gyis shes 'bur btsun mo dang bshos pas gcen 'od gung rgyal dang / rgyu lha pho bong gnyis khrung / kha la gtsang du byon nas thang nga gtsang mo dang bshos pas gtsang lha phu dar khrungs / skyid ro ljang sngon du thang nga skyid mo dang bshos pas skyid lha bya ma khrungs / mdo ti ri nag tu thang nga mdo mo dang bshos pas mdo ri bo 'khrungs / yar klung sogs khar thang nga yar mo dang bshos pas yar lha shambho 'khrungs / e yul drug tu / e mo thang nga dang bshos pas mchims lha thang tshogs 'khrungs / kong yul bre nar thang nga kong po dang bshos pas kong btsun de mo 'khrungs pa sogs yul tha dad du yum mi gcig pa du mar bshos pa las sras so sor  'khrungs pa'i lugs dang / yum g.yu bya gshog gcig dang bshos pa las gnyan chen thang lha sogs mched dgu sbrum pa rdzing phyir pha bong sbom pa'i gsham gyi char 'khrungs zhes ngag rgyun khungs mar grags pa sogs lugs mang du snang / gang ltar yang yul khams sgang gtsang stod na dvags lha rje dkar / mnga' ris skor gsum na sku lha ge rod dang / stod lha zang zang / myang yul myang stod na ha'o gang bzang / g.yag ru stod ma shang lha sgo ru / yar klungs su shambho / er e lha dkar po / lung pa nang du ...gnyan lha sbyar ma / chos 'khor rgyal du rta rgod shel lcags / sgam por dvags la sgam po / rol phu dang kong stod du mchis lha spun dgu'am mchims lha sde drug / kong smad du kong lha de yags sam kong lha dkar po / nyang po klu rir nyang lha btsan drug / lho brag tu sku lha mkha' ri / ru mtshams su sku lha sde bzhi / 'dam du gnyan chen thang lha / rma khams su rma chen spom ra sogs te phyogs tha dad pa du mar gung rgyal gyi lha sras mched dgu gshegs te 'gro don mdzad pa las yul so so'i lha 'dre mi gsum gyi mos ngo dang bstun pa'i yab yum / rigs rgyud / cho brang / rnam 'gyur sogs mi 'dra ba du mar bstan pa las mtshan gyi rnam grangs ji snyed par grags /... " (p. 276-277) 

Tuesday 10 July 2018

Khri 'i bdun tshigs

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Other names / Alternative spellings 

Khri'i bdun tshigs (ms. PT 1286 l. 31, 42-43) 

Khri bar la bdun tshig (ms. PT 1038 l. 13) 


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

lha deity ? 

sPu rgyal btsan po


Period of activity 

Mythical times 


Biographical data 

Khri'i bdun tshigs was the middle son of Yab bla bdag drug, he had three elder brothers and three younger brothers (ms. PT 1286 l. 30-31, 42-43). 

Khri bar la bdun tshig came from the gods of the sky (gnam gyi lha) to earth (sa gdog drug) and became lord of the men...(ms. PT 1038 l. 13-14). 

Khri 'i bdun tshigs's ministers (blon po) were lHo and rNgegs, his priests (bon po) were mTshe and gCo, his cooks (phyag tshang) were Sha (= She'u ?) and sPug (ms. PT 1038 l. 15-16). 

Khri'i bdun tshigs was the father of Khri Nyag khri btsan po'/lDe nyag khri btsan po (ms. PT 1286 l. 30-31, 43). 


Titles 


Notes 

See also "Bar lha tshigs bdun" 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 /..."