rGya bla'i 'brong nam

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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 /..."