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 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).