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)

Friday 29 November 2019

'Bal Khrom bzher mu cung

00877 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

'Bal (ms. PT 1415 f. 121a

Khrom bzher (ms. PT 1415 f. 121a

Mu cung (ms. PT 1415 f. 121a

'Bal Khrom bzher mu cung (reconstructed name) 


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

'Bal family 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 


Biographical data

His rus is 'Bal, his mkhan is Khrom bzher and his ming is Mu cung (ms. PT 1415 f. 121a).

'Bal Khrom bzher mu cung was likely a contemporary of Thag bar gNyen sum gtsug 'dus (ms. PT 1415 f. 121a).  


Titles 


Notes 

Not to be confused with sBrang Khrom bzher

See also blon Khrom bzher, a contemporary of a blon lHa bzang (ms. PT 1085)? 

See also blon Khrom bzher, a contemporary of a blon bTsan bzher (ms. PT 2121)? 

See also mentions of (another?) blon Khrom bzher (ms. PT 1113 l. 1, PT 1154)?
 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1085, 1113, 1154, 2121 

Cog ro lDong rtsan

01075 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

Cog ro family 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 


Biographical data 


Titles 


Notes 

Mention of Cog ro lDong rtsan in ms PT 1154
  
source: Gallica


Wednesday 27 November 2019

nang rje po blon Zla bzang

00893 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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


Period of activity 

IXth century

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan

Reign of 'U 'i dum brtan


Biographical data 

Blon Zla bzang was a contemporary of zhang Klu sgra, blon g.Yu bzher, blon Mang rje, lHa lung zigs (ms. PT 1089 r83-84) and blon Klu bzang (ms. PT 1111 l. 27).

The stong sar gi stong pon blon Zla bzang was a contemporary of the blon gTsug bstan, blon Khri sum bzher, blon sTag sum bzher (ms. PT 1094 l. 1) and lHo blon Klu sgra (ms. PT 1094 l. 8).

The nang rje po blon Zla bzang was an contemporary of mkhan po Hong ben (ms. PT 1202)* 


Titles 

blon (ms PT 1089 l. r84, PT 1094 l. 8, PT 1111 l. 27, PT 1202 l. 9) 

stong sar gi stong pon (ms. PT 1094 l. 8) 

nang rje po blon (ms. PT 1202 l. 9) 


Notes 


See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. 1089, 1094, 1111, 1202 

*T. Takeuchi places mkhan po Hong ben's career "toward the end of the Tibetan rule and the beginning of the rule of Gui yi jun" (Takeuchi 1995 p. 77).


 

Friday 22 November 2019

Reb kong gTsug la tor

00823 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

Reb kong gTsug tor (? ms. PT 1591) 


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

Reb kong 

zhu chen 


Period of activity 

IXth century? 

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan

Reign of 'U 'i dum brtan


Biographical data 

Reb kong gTsug la tor was a copyist (ms.PT 1571, PT 1573, PT 1595, PT 1600, PT 1614 also ms. PT 1591 as Reb kong gTsug tor?), a reviser (ms. PT 1556 ) and also acted as a "great reviser" (zhu chen, ms. PT 1634 ). 

Reb kong gTsug la tor was a contemporary of: 

- dPal gyi ngang tshul, reviser (PT 1556, PT 1573

- Legs rton, copyist (ms. PT 1556

- Ser yu Khrom zigs, reviser (ms. PT 1595 , ms. PT 1634 ), 

- 'Phan legs, reviser (ms. PT 1614

- 'O ma lde rTsang lod, copyist (ms. PT 1556)? 

- Sum pa legs snang, reviser (ms. PT 1556)? 


Titles 


Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1556, 1571, 1573, 1591, 1595, 1600, 1614, 1634

See also (another?) gTshug la thor, contemporary of the nang rje pho gSas legs on ms PT 1549

gTshug la thor in ms. PT 1549
Source: Gallica


Monday 18 November 2019

Reb kong 'Dron la tor

00822 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

Reb kong 'Dron la tor (ms. PT 1333 17r

'Dron la tor (ms. PT 1244, PT 1615) 


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

Reb kong 


Period of activity 

IXth century? 

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan?* 


Biographical data 

'Dron la tor was a reviser and a contemporary of Gu rib Ke'u shang, Tshar long sTag bzang, Sag Klu brtsan, 'Phan legs... (ms. PT 1615

Reb kong 'Dron la tor was bde gams gsang gi yi ge pa and a contemporary of the nang rje po blon bTsan sgra (ms. PT 1333 17r

'Dron la tor was a contemporary of the nang rje po zhang bTsan bzang (ms. PT 1244


Titles 

bde gams gsang gi yi ge pa (ms. PT 1333, 17r, on which see Dotson 2013-2014 [2015] p. 35) 


Notes 

*Based on Gu rib Ke'u shang's conjectural period of activity (as a contemporary of Gong bom Yul byin).

Mention the bde gams gsang gi yi ge pa Reb kong 'Dron la tor (ms? PT 1333, 17r.) 
Source: Gallica 

 

Friday 15 November 2019

zhang Gung bzher

00736 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

zhang 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 


Biographical data 


Titles 

zhang (ms. PT 1648 verso


Notes 

See also blon Gung bzher (ms. PT 1873 verso), a contemporary of a nang rje po blon rGyal bzang (see blon rGyal bzang 'dus kong?) 
 

Mention of zhang Gung bzher in ms. PT 1648
 
source: Gallica 

Mention of blon Gung bzher in ms. PT 1873
 
source: Gallica



Wednesday 13 November 2019

Sag sTag slebs

00821 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

Sag 

zhus chen 


Period of activity 

IXth century   

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan


Biographical data 

Sag sTag slebs was a contemporary of Li'u Klu rton (ms ITJ 1274 l. 1, PT 1166 l. 1), Im 'Bye le'u, Khang Mang zigs and Song lug lug (ms. ITJ 1274 l. 6, PT 1166 l. 6-7), blon Yang bzher and lHa dpal chen po (ms. PT 1333). 

Sag sTag slebs was a great reviser (ms. PT 1662).
 
Sag sTag slebs was a reviser and a contemporary of the copyist Yang Legs 'dus, and the revisers rDug sTag slebs and lHa brtsan (ms. PT 846)


Titles 

zhus chen (ms. PT 1662)
 
bde gams gsang gi yi ge pa (ms. PT 1159)



Notes 

Not to be confused with: 

- Bam sTag slebs, a copyist 

- rDug sTag slebs, a reviser (ms. PT 846

- Ha sTag slebs, a copyist (ms. PT 1550

*ms. ITJ 1274 and PT 1166 dated c. 824 according to Takeuchi 1995 p. 20 (see texts n° 11 and 12) 

"sag stag slebs zhus chen lags.so" in ms. PT 1662

source: Gallica

"bde gams gsang gi yi ge pa sag stag slebs" in ms. PT 1159

source: Gallica

  
  

zhang Klu sgra

01069 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

zhang 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century?  

IXth century? 


Biographical data 

The zhang Klu sgra was a contemporary of blon Zla bzang, blon g.Yu bzher and blon Mang rje* (ms. PT 1089 l. r83-48). 


Titles 

zhang (ms. PT 1089 l. r83)


Notes  

At least two different characters named Klu sgra in Old Tibetan sources, see: lHo blon Klu sgra (ms. PT 1094 l. 2-3). 

See also: blon Klu sgra, gathered an assembly in a Horse year (Or.15000/112 l. 1), a contemporary of Myang lHa mthong (Or.15000/112 l. 2) 

See also: blon Klu sgra (?), a contemporary of mTsho bzang (Or.8212/1882 l. 2) 

See also: li bla blon Klu sgra, in a Snake year, (?"[sbru]l gyi lo la"), and a contemporary of gZhams Khye'u chung (TibHT 21

See also: Klu sgra a contemporary of jo co bTshan nya (?), Yul mthong (Or15000/380 l. r1) and blon lHa bzang (Or.15000/380 l.r4) 

See also: tsha bo Klu sgra, a contemporary of Chos lnga rje (or Chos 'i rje?), 'Dor Khrom bzher spre'u rgan, Klu brtan (ms. Or.15000/531 l. 1-4) 

The XIIIth c. chronicle attributed to Ne'u pandita also mentions a [sNub] Klu sgra (*gNubs Klu sgra?), younger brother of sNub lHa sgra and older brother of Nan de rin chen ("snub lha sgra dang / gung klu sgra / nu bo nan de rin chen gsum gyis rtsa ra skya la byung ba bzung nas shar pa'i mtsho skyur ba'i sdig bshags su rmu'i lha khang bzhengs" Ne'u pandita 2005 ed p. 27-30). 

On ms. PT 1089 see Scherrer-Schaub 2007, Lalou 1939

See also Takeuchi doc. n° 174.1, 330.2, 492r1, 650.1 

*See dBa' Mang rje lha lod? (unlikely)

Thursday 7 November 2019

lHo blon Klu sgra

00461 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

lHo 


Period of activity  

IXth century

Reign of Khri gtsug lde brtsan?



Biographical data
 


The mthong kyab se tong pha 'i stong pon lHo blon Klu sgra was a contemporary of: blon gTsug bstan, blon Khri sum bzher, blon sTag sum bzher, (ms. PT 1094 l. 1-2), blon Zla bzang (ms. PT 1094 l. 8). He had a bondservant named An Pe'u tig (ms. PT 1094 l. 3).


Titles 

mthong kyab se tong pha 'i stong pon (ms. PT 1094 l. 2-3) 

blon (ms. PT 1094 l. 3) 


Notes 

At least two different characters named Klu sgra in Old Tibetan sources, see: zhang Klu sgra (ms. PT 1089 l. r.83). 

See also: blon Klu sgra, gathered an assembly in a Horse year (Or.15000/112 l. 1), a contemporary of Myang lHa mthong (Or.15000/112 l. 2) 

See also: blon Klu sgra (?), a contemporary of mTsho bzang (Or.8212/1882 l. 2) 

See also: li bla blon Klu sgra, in a Snake year, (?"[sbru]l gyi lo la"), and a contemporary of gZhams Khye'u chung (TibHT 21

See also: Klu sgra a contemporary of jo co bTshan nya (?), Yul mthong (Or15000/380 l. r1) and blon lHa bzang (Or.15000/380 l.r4) 

See also: tsha bo Klu sgra, a contemporary of Chos lnga rje (or Chos 'i rje?), 'Dor Khrom bzher spre'u rgan, Klu brtan (ms. Or.15000/531 l. 1-4) 

The XIIIth c. chronicle attributed to Ne'u pandita also mentions a [sNub] Klu sgra (*gNubs Klu sgra?), younger brother of sNub lHa sgra and older brother of Nan de rin chen ("snub lha sgra dang / gung klu sgra / nu bo nan de rin chen gsum gyis rtsa ra skya la byung ba bzung nas shar pa'i mtsho skyur ba'i sdig bshags su rmu'i lha khang bzhengs" Ne'u pandita 2005 ed. p. 27-30) 

See Takeuchi 1997-1998 doc. n° 174.1, 330.2, 492r1, 650.1

See Takeuchi 1995 Text 1