dBa' Ye shes dbang po

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Other names / Alternative spellings 

dBa' btsun Ye shes dbang po (ms. ITJ 689 l. 2v4). 

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

dBa's family 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century 

Reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan 


Biographical data 

dBa' Ye shes dbang po was a disciple of the Indian mkhan po Bo de sva tva and the first [Tibetan] 
dge ba'i shes gnyen of bSam yas and 'Phrul snang (ms. ITJ 689 l. 2v4). 

After dBa' Ye shes dbang po, dBa' dPal dbyangs became dge ba'i shes gnyen of bSam yas and 'Phrul snang (ms. ITJ 689 l. 2v4).  

Titles 

btsun (ms. ITJ 689 l. 2v4) 

dge ba'i shes gnyen (ms. ITJ 689 l. 2v3, 2v5) 

Notes 

On ms. ITJ 689 see Karmay 2007 p. 76-80.

According to dBa' bzhed, dBa' Ye shes dbang po was dBa' gSal snang's religious name (see dBa' gsal snang's dBa' bzhed 2010 ed. p. 33, transl in Wangdu, Diemberger, Sørensen 2000 p. 69). He seems to have died shortly before Khri Srong lde brtsan (d. Horse year [790? 802 ?] in dBa' bzhed) and was survived by a daughter named dBa' za (lady) sPyan ras gzig (dBa' bzhed 2010 ed. p. 49, transl in Wangdu, Diemberger, Sørensen 2000 p. 90-92).