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 2 October 2020

Khang Dar tse

01064
Other names / Alternative spellings
 
Khang Dar tshe (ms. PT 1162 l. 6)
 
Khang Dar tse (ms. PT 1600
 
 
Social groups (status, family, lineage...)

Khang
 
 
Period of activity
 
IXth century?
 
Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan?
 
 
Biographical data
 
In an Ox year (c. 833?*) Khang Dar tshe was a contemporary of So Kun Kun (PT 1162 l. 1, 7), So zhe, Sag 'Bun do**, and Song lug (PT 1162 l. 1, 7)
 
 
Titles
 
 
Notes
 
See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. 1162, 1600, I was unable to find the "Khang Dar rtse" mentioned in doc. n° 1813

See Takeuchi 1995 text n°37 (=ms. PT 1162)
 
 
mention Khang Dar tse in ms.  PT 1600

Source: Gallica

 
* See Takeuchi 1995 p. 12
 
**Sag 'Bun do was a contemporary of dPal gyi ngang tshul and Gu rib Khrom pa (ms. PT 1662).




Tuesday 22 September 2020

Khang sTag rma

01107
Other names / Alternative spellings


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

Khang


Period of activity

IXth century?

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan?

Reign of 'U 'i dum brtan?


Biographical data

Khang sTag rma was a copyist and a contemporary of the revisers Ji sun, Dam zhen*, Leng ce'u**, Phug 'gi***, Je'u dge brtan, and Kvag rGyal mtsan**** (ms. PT 1324 f. 319b)


Titles


Notes

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1324

See also, sTag rma, a copyist (ms. PT 1959).

See also blon sTag rma (?), a copyist contemporary of Shen cin, a reviser (ms. PT 1510), and a reviser (ms. PT 1620).

Not to be confused with Im sTag rma (ms. PT 1631)

* Dam zhen phab according to Lalou 1939-11961 doc n° 1324

**A contemporary of gNyos Ye shes and De'u Kong tse

*** Phug 'gi, an contemporary of dPal gyi ngang tshul, De'u Kong tse, gNyos Ye shes, Bam dPal 'dus

****or Kvag Hral mtsan according to Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1324

Wednesday 16 September 2020

An sTag chung

00859
Other names / Alternative spellings


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

An


Period of activity

VIIIth century?

IXth century?

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan?

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan?


Biographical data

An sTag chung was a copyist (ms. PT 1345, PT 1425 f. 267b, 294a) and a contemporary of the revisers Zhi mchog*, Yon tan**, and Dze cin (ms. PT 1425 f. 267b, 294a).


Titles


Notes

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1345, 1425

Not to be confused with Khra sTag chung (or Khu sTag chung? ms. Or. 15000/490)

Not to be confused with Do sTag chung a copyist (ms. PT 507, PT 1382 f. 175b, PT 1394 f44a, f49b, PT 1399 f.56b, PT 1400 f. 63b, 70b, PT 1401 f. 70b) a contemporary of the revisers Hve gog, dGe brtan, Byang chub, and Tshe'i cin (PT 1382 f. 175b), and of the revisers sTag zigs Zhi mchog 'Go 'go, and 'Jam dpal PT 1394 f44a, f49b, PT 1399 f.56b, PT 1400 f. 63b, 70b , PT 1401 f. 70b).

Not  to be confused with 'Go sTag Chung, a copyist (ms. PT 1349).

See also sTag cung :

- a reviser and a contemporary of the copyist 'Go se'u han, (ms. PT 1349)

- a reviser and a contemporary of the copyists sTag legs, and Ke'u sTag cung (ms. PT 1374 f. 278b, 294b),

- a copyist and a contemporary of the revisers Dag mchog, Hve gog, dGe brtan, and Dze cin (ms. PT 1452)

*Zhi mchog, a contemporary of the great reviser 'Jams dpal

**see Bran ka Yon tan?


Friday 11 September 2020

Khang bTsan bzher

01102
Other names / Alternative spellings


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

Khang (康? family of Sogdian origin?)


Period of activity

IXth century?*

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan?

Reign of 'U 'i dum brtan?


Biographical data

Khang bTsan bzher was a copyist and a contemporary of: Bun shu, Dam tsong*, Dam zhen, and dPal gyi 'od ldan, revisers (ms. PT 1429 f. 333b).


Titles


Notes

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. 1429

*Dam tshong, Bun shu mentioned in Dotson 2013-2014 [2015] p. 29, 53.


Friday 7 February 2020

blon rMa bzher

00513 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 

Reign of Mu ne brtsan

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan


Biographical data 

The (nang rje po) blon rMa bzher was a contemporary of : 

- (nang rje po) blon rMa sgra (ms. PT 1077 l. 108-109 - c. Hare year [799? 811?]* -, PT 1169 recto

- blon mTsho bzher (ms. PT 1077 l. 108-109, PT 1180 recto), 

- blon bTsan bzher ( ms. PT 1845 verso)**, 

- sTag rton (ms. PT 1180 recto

- g.Yu gong (ms. PT 1845 verso)*** 

- gSas legs (ms. PT 1845 verso), 

- blon dGe bzang (ms. PT 2204c l. 1

- Legs sgra zla brtsan (ms. PT 2204c l. 15). 


Titles 

nang rje pho blon (ms. PT 1180 recto

nang rje po blon (ms. PT 1649.2 verso, PT 1653 verso, PT 1845 verso

nang rje po chen po blon (ms. Or 15000/529 l. 1) 

blon (ms. PT 1077 l. 108-109, PT 1169 recto, PT 2204c l. 1). 


Notes 

See also "rma bzher" in ms. Or. 8212/ 1888 l. 2, (Takeuchi 1997-1998 doc. 343). 

See Or 15000/529 in Takeuchi 1997-1998, doc n° 648 

* Ms. PT 1077 Hare year 799 or 811 according to Liu 2019 p. 108. 

** See dBa's bTsan bzher mdo lod (in activity during the reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan), Cog ro blon bTsan bzher lho gong (active c. 820), or yet another blon bTsan bzher? 

*** See 'Bro g.Yu gong (reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan?), Rongspo g.Yu gong (reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan?) or yet another g.Yu gong? 


Mentions of blon rMa bzher in ms. PT 1077 
 
Source: Gallica

Mention of nang rje po blon rMag bzher in ms. PT 1653
Source: Gallica




Thursday 6 February 2020

She'u lHa sbyin

00602 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

She'u 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 


Biographical data 

She'u lHa sbyin (PT 2204c l. 20), was a contemporary of blon rMa bzher (ms. PT 2204c l.1), blon dGe bzang (ms. PT 2204c l. 2), Do brTan kong (ms. PT 2204c l. 4, 12-13), Legs sgra zla brtsan (ms. PT 2204c l. 15)... 


Titles 


Notes 

See also lHa sbyin, the Tibetan translation of Sanskrit Devadatta (as in ms. PT 956 l. 1).

Not to be confused with Do lHa sbyin (ms. PC 3243 verso = ms. PT 2204A), a copyist (ms. PT 1532, PT 1588). 

See also lHa sbyin, a reviser and a contemporary of : the copyist Leng ho shing ce, and the two revisers 'veng yir and Ling ce'u (ms. PT 1413 f. 100 recto). 

See also lHa sbyin, a contemporary of ban 'de Cin Ayir (ms. PT 2123).

 

Wednesday 5 February 2020

nang rje po blon stag Mang rtsan

00317 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

stag (?) 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth vcentury? 


Biographical data 

The nang rje po blon stag Mang rtsan was a contemporary of the ban de Shen 'do (ms. PT 919 verso). 


Titles 

nang rje po blon (ms. PT 919 verso


Notes 

Likely not the same as the blon Mang rtsan 'phan gang / Mang rtsan 'pan gang, active in mDo smad c. 755-757, mentioned by The Old Tibetan (ms. PT Or. 8212.87 l. 14-28). 

 

Monday 3 February 2020

mChims sMon khri

01097
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

mChims family 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 


Biographical data 

mChims sMon khri was a contemporary of blon Stag sum rje (ms. PT 1374 f. 375b l. 11). 


Titles 


Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1374 

 


nang rje po blon sTag sum rje

00805
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 


Biographical data 

Blon Stag sum rje was a contemporary of mChims sMon khri (ms. PT 1374 f. 375b l. 11). 


Titles 

nang rje po (ms. PT 1153, PT 2142

blon (ms. PT 1153, PT 1374 l. 11, PT 2142


Notes 

See also 'Dral sTag [sum] rje klu dpal

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1153, 1374, 2142 

Nang rje po blon sTag sum rje in ms. PT 1153
  
source: Gallica 


Friday 31 January 2020

Legs sgra zla brtsan

00601 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

pho nya (emissary) 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 


Biographical data 

Legs sgra zla brtsan was an emissary in Sha cu (PT 2204c l. 15). 


Titles 

pho nya (PT 2204c l. 15


Notes

Ms. PT 2204c l. 13-15-16
source: Gallica 
 



Wednesday 29 January 2020

nang rje po gSas legs

01073 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

'Phan gsas legs (ms. PT 1546)?


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

'Phan?


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 


Biographical data 

gSas legs was a contemporary of the nang rje po blon rMa bzher, the blon bTsan bzher*, g.Yu gong** (ms. PT 1845 verso) and Klu sras (ms. Or. 15000/240 v.1). 

The nang rje po gSas legs was a contemporary of gTshug la thor*** (ms. PT 1549). 


Titles 

nang rje po (ms. PT 1549


Notes 

Possibly several characters named "gSas legs".

On ms. Or. 15000/240, see Takeuchi 1997-1998 doc. n° 306v1

*See dBa's bTsan bzher mdo lod (in activity during the reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan) Cog ro blon bTsan bzher lho gong (active c. 820) or yet another blon bTsan bzher? 

**See 'Bro g.Yu gong (reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan?), Rongspo g.Yu gong (reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan?) or yet another g.Yu gong?

***See Reb kong gTsug la tor ? (IXth century?)

'Phan gSas Legs in ms. PT 1546

Source: Gallica

Wednesday 15 January 2020

nang rje po blon mDo bzang

00790 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 

Reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan?* 


Biographical data 

The blon mDo bzang was a contemporary of a blon brTsan ba in an Ox year (ms. Or. 15000/481 l. v1), a blon bTsan bzher**, a blon sTag bzher... (ms. Or. 15000/481 l. v6). 

The nang rje po blon mDo bzang was a contemporary of a blon rGyal sgra** (ms. PT 1880 verso).  


Titles 

blon (ms. PT 1180, PT 1880 verso, Or. 15000/481 l. v1) 

nang rje po (ms. PT 1880 verso


Notes 

On ms. Or. 15000/481 see Takeuchi 1997-1998 doc. n° 597. 

Mention of a blon mDo bzang in ms. PT 1180
 
Source: Gallica 

*A blon mDo bzang is mentioned in the time of Khri Srong lde brtsan in Chos 'byung mkhas pa'i dga' ston (see dPa' bo gtsug lag 'phreng ba 2003 ed. vol. 1 p. 372-373). 

**Interestingly, a blon bTsan bzher mdo lod, and a blon rGyal sgra legs gzigs are also mentioned in Chos 'byung mkhas pa'i dga' ston (see dPa' bo gtsug lag 'phreng ba 2003 ed. vol. 1 p. 372-373). Another blon bTsan bzher, e.g. Cog ro blon bTsan bzher lho gong, is attested c. 820 (inscr. peace treaty l. n28-n29). 



Tuesday 14 January 2020

nang rje po stag Khri sgra

00316 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

stag (?) 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 


Biographical data 

The nang rje po stag Khri sgra was a contemporary of a zhang Khri sum rje* (ms. PT 1127). 


Titles 

nang rje po (ms. PT 1127) 


Notes 

See also blon Khri sgra / Khri sgra stag tshab / Khri sgra sdagtsab...? (active c. Sheep year [755]-Hare year [763], ms. Or. 8212.187 l. 14, 34, 37, 40, 48, 57, 63, 78).

Mention of nang rje po sTag Khri sgra in ms. PT 1127
 
Source: Gallica 


 

Monday 13 January 2020

gNubs lha mThon drug

01091 
Other names / Alternative spellings 
 
 
Social groups (status, family, lineage...) 
 
lha (deity) 
 
 
Period of activity 
 
Myth 
 
 
Biographical data 
 
[The fiend] gNubs srin rKang pran threatened gNubs rje Sribs pa, and Rong po lDe khar was invited [to perform ransom rites], gNubs lha mThon drug was invoked... (ms. ITJ 734 l. 7r300-303) 
 
 
Titles 
 
lha (ms. ITJ 734 l. 7r303) 
 
 
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. 37-38 (in Karmay 2005). 
 
 

Thursday 9 January 2020

gNubs srin rKang pran

00997 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

rKang pran (ms. ITJ 734 l. 7r301) 

gNubs srin rkang pran (ms. ITJ 734 l. 7r302) 


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

srin ("fiend") 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

gNubs srin rKang pran threatened gNubs rje Sribs pa, and Rong po lDe khar was invited [to perform ransom rites], gNubs lha mThon drug was invoked... (ms. ITJ 734 l. 7r300-303) 


Titles

srin (ms. ITJ 734 l. 7r301, 7r302) 


Notes 

Not to be confused with the lord Gu ge rKang phran (see ms. PT 1136). 

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. 37-38 (in Karmay 2005). 

Wednesday 8 January 2020

dBye srin Yug mo

00486 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

srin ("fiend") 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

dBye srin Yug mo threatened dBye rje Khar ba, and dBye gshen Kar bu ljon pyug was invited [to perform ransom rites], dBye bla sPyi gang was invoked... (ms. ITJ 734 l. 8r325-328). 


Titles 

srin (ms. ITJ 734 l. 8r325, 8r328) 


Notes 

Ms. ITJ 734 transl. in Thomas 1957 p. 94, see also Samten G. Karmay's article "Concepts of Territorial Organisation and their Transformation into Buddhist Sacred Sites" p. 39 (in Karmay 2005).

rTsang srin Pod de

00996 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

Po da (ms. ITJ 734 l. 7r293) 

Pod de (ms. ITJ 734 l. 7r297, 7r299) 


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

srin ("fiend") 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

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


Titles 

srin (ms. ITJ 734 l. 7r293, 7r297, 7r299) 


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). 

 

Yar srin Pa sna ring po

01001 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

srin ("fiend") 


Period of activity 

Myth 


Biographical data 

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 

srin (ms. ITJ 734 l. 8r322) 


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).