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)

Thursday 19 December 2019

nang rje po blon rMa sgra

00512 
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 

Blon rMa sgra was a contemporary of the rtse rje Khrom bzher bzang kong (Or15000/426 l. v. 2), the rtse rje blon Legs bzang... (Or15000/426 l. v. 11-12) 

Blon rMa sgra was a contemporary of Bun 'do (ms. PT 1510 verso). 

Nang rje po blon rMa sgra was a contemporary of a blon rMa bzher (ms. PT 1169 recto). 

Around Hare year [799? 811?]*, the blon rMa sgra (ms. PT 1077 l. 36, 107) was a contemporary of to tog sTag skyes (ms. PT 1077 l. 29), blon mTsho bzher (ms. PT 1077 l. 34, 71, 90-91 , 100-105), blon rMa bzher (ms. PT 1077 l. 108-109).


Titles 

nang rje po (ms. PT 1169 recto

blon (ms. PT 1510 verso , PT 1169 recto, PT 1997, Or15000/426 l. v. 12). 


Notes 

On ms. Or15000/426, see Takeuchi 1997-1998 doc. n°542 and Thomas 1951 p. 137-138 

Mention of blon rMa sgra in ms. PT 1997
 
Source: Gallica 

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


Wednesday 18 December 2019

nang rje po bTsan zigs

00511 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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


Period of activity 

IXth century? 

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan?* 


Biographical data 

The blon bTsan zigs was a contemporary of sMyi mor**, Phag sme... (Or15000/481 l. r1, see Takeuchi 1997-1998 doc. n° 597), of a Klu bzang (Or15000/481 l. r2), and of the nang rje po zhang sTag bzher (ms. PT 2195 l. 1). 

The nang rje po bTsan zigs was a contemporary of Legs bzher (ms. PT 1147). 


Titles 

blon (ms. Or15000/481 l. r1, PT 2195

nang rje po (ms. PT 1147 recto) 


Notes 

See also bTsan zigs in ms. Or15000/28 l. v.3 (Takeuchi 1997-1998 doc. n° 82)? 

bTsan zigs in ms. PT 1147  
 
Source : Gallica 

* See zhang sTag bzher

** Reading according to Takeuchi 1997-1998 doc. n° 59 



Wednesday 11 December 2019

Zal mo

01083 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

lha deity 


Period of activity 

myth 


Biographical data 

The divine 'bri (female yak) Zal mo (ms. PT 126 l. 146


Titles 

lha (ms. PT 126 l. 146) 


Notes 

See also Zal mo sgang (Khams) on Rigpa Wiki 


 

Monday 9 December 2019

Cog ro Mang zigs mkhar bu

01081 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

Cog ro 


Period of activity 




Biographical data 

Examination of Cog ro Mang zigs mkhar bu's horse (ms. PT 1066 l. 6-7)... 


Titles 


Notes 

Ms. PT 1066 transl. in Blondeau 1972 (p. 318-327) 

See also blon Mang zigs?


 

'Brom sTong rma yang zigs

01079 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

'Brom 


Period of activity 




Biographical data 

Examination of 'Brom sTong rma yang zigs's horse (ms. PT 1066 l. 4-5)... 


Titles 


Notes 

Ms. PT 1066 transl. in Blondeau 1972 (p. 318-327)


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



 

Friday 25 October 2019

Byin Ye shes brtsegs

00347 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

Byin Ye shes brtsegs (ms. PT 44 l. 20.4

Ye shes brtsegs (ms. PT 44 l. 21.1


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

byin? 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century 

Reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan 


Biographical data 

Byin Ye shes brtsegs was a disciple of Pad ma sam ba ba, he practised in lHo brag gnyan gong with gNyan rNyi ba bTsan ba dpal and lDe sman rGyal mtshan (ms. PT 44 l. 20.4-22.5 ). 


Titles 


Notes 

See transl. of ms. PT 44 in Cantwell, Mayer 2008 p. 57-67. 

See also Yar Ye shes brtsegs and La byi Ye shes brtsegs in Lo pan bka' thang XXXIII (bKa' thang sde lnga 1997 ed. p. 402-406)?


Friday 18 October 2019

lHo Don dam

01005
Other names / Alternative spellings 
 
 
Social groups (status, family, lineage...) 

lHo

 
Period of activity 

IXth century 

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan

 
Biographical data 

lHo Don dam was a contemporary of Bran ka Yon tan and 'Bro Phri gzu' dam shags (sic. see inscr. lDan ma brag II l. 7).

 
Titles 


Notes 

On the lDan ma brag inscr., see Heller 1994 and Imaeda 2012...

Curiously, lHo Don dam is listed as one of the rtsal po che mi bdun of the time of Khri 'Dus srong according to the XVth c. rGya bod yig tsang (in dPal 'byor bzang po 2007ed.p. 107-108, "lho don dam yang dag 'phags kyis / seng ldeng gi gdung chen po bcu gsum gyi steng du / gong dza la lcags dos gcig rgyab nas khur byung skad"). Other similar lists do not include lHo Don dam (see Lists of Characters from later Histories and gTer ma).

Friday 11 October 2019

sNya shur sTag bzang

00418 
Other names / Alternative spellings 
 
 
Social groups (status, family, lineage...) 
 
sNya shur 
 
 
Period of activity 
 
VIIIth century? 
 
IXth century? 
 
 
Biographical data 
 
At sTag rtse khri skugs 'jor, three Tibetans : Myang Tshes kong from Grom pa'i sde, Lo nan myes chung from Myang ro'i sde, sNya shur sTag bzang from rTsal mo pag gi sde (ms. Or15000/183 l. v1-3)...
 
 
Titles 
 
 
Notes 
 
See Takeuchi 1997-1998 doc. 247, also Takeuchi 2004 p. 54.


Myang Tshes kong

01071 
Other names / Alternative spellings 

Myang Tshes kong (ms. Or. 15000/183 l. v2, my reading) 

Mya Tshes kong (ms. Or. 15000/183 l. v2, according to Takeuchi 1997-1998 and Takeuchi 2004*) 


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

Myang 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 


Biographical data 

At sTag rtse khri skugs 'jor, three Tibetans: Myang Tshes kong from Grom pa'i sde, Lo nan myes chung from Myang ro'i sde, sNya shur sTag bzang from rTsal mo pag gi sde (ms. Or. 15000/183 l. v1-3)... 


Titles 


Notes 

*See Takeuchi 1997-1998 doc. 247, also Takeuchi 2004 p. 54



Monday 7 October 2019

zhang rGyal tsan

00466 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

zhang 

mChims?* 

 'Bro?* 


Period of activity 

Reign of Khri 'Dus srong mang po rje

Regency of 'Bro za Khri ma lod khri steng 

VIIth century? 

VIIIth century? 


Biographical data 

The zhang rGyal tsan (ms. ITJ 1368 l. 15) was a contemporary of Khri bangs** (ms. ITJ 1368 l. 12, 24) in Monkey year [708?].


Titles 

zhang (ms. ITJ 1368 l. 15)


Notes 

Transl. of ms. ITJ 1368 in Thomas 1951 p. 11 

*Possibly mChims or 'Bro, according to the context of the early VIIIth c.. Note that a 'Bro rGyal mtshan seng ge is mentioned by dPa' bo gtsug lag 'phreng ba in a list that may, however, refer to the early reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan (but is placed by the author in the time of Srong btsan sgam po). The same character's name is given as 'Bro rGyal seng ge in other sources (as a ru lag dmag dpon in Blon po bka' thang IV, a ru pa'i dpon po in mKhas pa lde'u 2010 ed p. 246-248).

**Sent as a bride to the 'A zha king in 689, received the Chinese princess Jincheng on her way to Tibet in 710.
 

blon mTsho bzher

01027 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

Pa tsab? (very uncertain, kept for indexation)* 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century?

IXth century?

Reign of Mu ne brtsan

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan


Biographical data 

The blon mTsho bzher was a contemporary of :

- to tog sTag skyes (ms. PT 1077 l. 29) in Hare year [799? 811?]**

- blon rMa sgra (ms. PT 1077 l. 36, 107) in Hare year [799? 811?]**

- blon rMa bzher (ms. PT 1077 l. 108-109in Hare year [799? 811?]**

- blon lHa bzher (ms. Or. 1500/496 l. 1, see Rlang lHa bzher?)

The nang rje p(h)o blon mTsho bzher was a contemporary of : 

- lDong kong (ms. PT 1147, Cog ro lDong kong?)

- blon bTsan bzher? (ms. PT 1205, verso - not digitized?, see Lalou doc. 1205, see Cog ro blon bTsan bzher lho gong?) 

- sTag stag[...] (ms. PT 113 l. ) in a Dragon year [800? 812? see**]



Titles 

blon (ms. PT 1077 l. 34, 71, 90-91 , 100-105, PT 1166 Or. 1500/496 l. 1)

nang rje po blon (ms. PT 1126 , PT 1205, PT 1244

nang rje pho blon (ms. PT 113 , PT 1147


Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 113 

See ms. Or. 15000/496 in Takeuchi 613r.1 

*A Pa tshab mTsho bzher / sPa tshab mTsho bzher rtsang lod / Ba tshab mTsho bzher tsad lod is mentioned in later chronicles as a ru sgab or dpa' zla of g.Yas ru stod (Blon po bka'i thang IV, in bKa' thang sde lnga 1997 ed. p. 437-440, mKhas pa lde'u 146ba-147ba, 2010 ed. p. 246-248, dPa' bo gtsug lag 'phreng ba 2003 ed. vol. 1 p. 188-189). However, "Pa tshab mTsho bzher" may have been in activity in the early part of Khri Srong lde btsan's reign (see Lists of Characters from later Histories and gTer ma) possibly half a century before the blon mTsho bzher of Old Tibetan documents (see**). 

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



blon mTsho bzher in ms. PT 1166
(source: Gallica)
nang rje po blon mTsho bzher in ms. PT 1126
  
(source: Gallica)
  
nang rje pho blon mTsho bzher in ms. PT 1147
  
(source: Gallica)
 
nang rje po blon mTsho bzher in ms. PT 1244
 
(source: Gallica)

Sunday 15 September 2019

zhang Legs bzang

00367 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

zhang 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century? 

IXth century? 


Biographical data 

In a Sheep year [c. 791?*] zhang Legs sum brtsan, blon rGyal bzang** and zhang Legs bzang gathered the winter assembly of Kva chu khrom at Tsheg pe'u (PT 1079 l. 4 ). 

Zhang Legs bzang was a contemporary of blon lHa bzher*** and zhang sTag rma g.yu gong**** in a Dragon year [836? 848?*] (ms. ITJ 1126 l. 1). 

The nang rje po zhang Legs bzang was a contemporary of rTon kong***** (ms. PT 1169). 


Titles 

zhang (ms. ITJ 1126 l. 1, PT 1079 l. 4PT 1169, PT 1127). 

nang rje po (ms. PT 1169, PT 1127). 


Notes 

[Another?] "Legs bzang" was a contemporary of the zhal che pa sTag bzang ci tam, Legs stsan, Lu syang do .... ms. PT 1094 l. 12

See also mention of "Legs bzang" in ms. PT 1175

See transl. of ms. PT 1079 in Richardson 1991. 

*Concerning ms. PT 1079, C. Scherrer-Schaub (2007 p. 273) suggests a terminus post quem in 794. However, S. van Schaik (2012, p. 430) dates ms. ITJ 1126 from the mid IXth century. Since these two manuscripts could be separated by more than half a century, there may more than one zhang Legs bzang. 


***A Rlang lHa bzher is mentioned in ms. Or.15000/486 

**** See 'Bro g.Yu gong

***** See Rong spo rTon kong?


Friday 6 September 2019

Cang Gvan 'ge

00309 
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

rgya (rgya nag, Chinese) 


Period of activity 

VIIIth century 

Reign of Khri lDe gtsug brtsan 


Biographical data 

Cang Gvan 'ge was a Chinese emissary at the Tibetan court in Monkey year [744] (ms. PT 1288-ITJ 750 l. 296-297). 


Titles 

rgya'i po nya (ms. PT 1288-ITJ 750 l. 296-297) 


Notes 



Kvag Cung lang

00308
Other names / Alternative spellings 


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

rgya (rgya nag, Chinese) 
 
Kvag


Period of activity 

VIIIth century 

Reign of Khri lDe gtsug brtsan 


Biographical data 

Kvag cung lang was a Chinese emissary at the Tibetan court in Sheep year [743] (ms. PT 1288-ITJ 750 l. 295). 


Titles 

rgya'i pho nya (ms. PT 1288-ITJ 750 l. 295) 


Notes