Shag kya pra ba

00484 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

Shag kya bra ba (PT 1582) 

Shakyaprabha (reconstructed name) 

Śākyaprabha (reconstructed name) 

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

rGya gar (Indian) 

mkhan po 

Period of activity 

VIIIth century ? 

IXth century 

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan ? 

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan ? 

Biographical data 

Shag kya pra ba was an Indian scholar (mkhan po) and a contemporary of : 

- Su ren dra bo de, Indian scholar and reviser (ms. PT 1582, PT 1311) 

- ban 'de Be ro tsa na / Bo ro tsha na, reviser (ms. PT 1582, PT 1311) 

- 'Jam dpal, reviser (ms. PT 1311)

- Mon sTag mthong, copyist and reviser (ms. PT 1311) 

Titles

rgya gar gyi mkhan po (ms. PT 1311, PT 1582) 

Notes

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1311, 1582

gNya' na gar ba

00479 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

gNya' na gar ba (ms. ITJ 637 l. 67r1-2) 

gNyen ga rba (ms. PT 68 l. 2.9) 

Jñanagarbha (reconstructed name) 

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

mkhan po 

rgya gar (Indian) 

Period of activity 

IXth century ? 

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan ? 

Biographical data 

The scholar (mkhan po) gNyen ga rba produced a comment on the Theg pa chen po dbu ma'i lta ba (ms. PT 68 l. 2.6) 

Following the order of the mnga' bdag rgyal po dpal lha btsan po (Khri gTsug lde brtsan according to Richardson 1992 p. 6), the Indian scholar theg pa chen po dbu ma pa gNya' na gar ba and the zhu chen gyi lo tsa pa dge slong Cog ro klu 'i rgyal mtshan, translated [religious texts in Tibetan] (ITJ 637 l. 67r1-2).

Titles 

rgya gar gi mkhan po (ms. ITJ 637 l. 67r) 

theg pa chen po dbu ma pa (ms. ITJ 637 l. 67r1) 

mkhan po (ms. PT 68) 

Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 68

Dar ma pa la

00592 

Other names / Alternative spellings

Dharmapâla (reconstructed name)

Dharmapāla (reconstructed name)


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

mkhan po 

rGya gar (Indian) 

Period of activity 

IXth century ? 

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan ? 

Biographical data 

Dar ma pa la was an Indian scholar (rgya gar gyi mkhan po), he worked on translations [of buddhist texts] with the [Tibetan] ban de Ye shes sde and the Indian scholar Phrad nya bar ma (ms. PT 417 l. 2v3-4, ITJ 428 l. 2v5, ITJ 430 l. 14v1).

Titles 

rgya gar gyi mkhan po (ms. PT 417 l. 2v3-4, ms. ITJ 430 l. 14v1 ) 

rgya gar mkhan po (ITJ 428 l. 2v5) 

Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961, doc. n° 417 

See Dalton, Van Schaik 2006, IOL Tib J 428, IOL Tib J 430

Ka ma la shi la

00393 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

Kamâlashîla (reconstructed name) 

Kamālaśīla (reconstructed name) 

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

rGya gar (Indian) 

mkhan po 

Period of activity

VIIIth century 

Reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan 

Biographical data 

Ka ma la shi la was the author of the 'Phags pa sa lu ljang pa rgya cher 'greld pa (ms. PT 553 l. 1a1) which was translated by Su ren dra bo de and the lo tsa ba ban de Ye shes sdes (ms. PT 2105) 

Titles 

A tsa rya (ms. PT 814 l. 9a4) 

slob dpon (ms. PT 2105) 

Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 553, 814, 2105 

According to dBa' bzhed, Ka ma la shi la was a disciple of the mkhan po Bo dhi sa tva, and was invited from Nepal in the time of Khri Srong lde btsan in order to engage in religious debates against the followers of the Chinese master Hva shang (see dBa' bzhed 2010 ed. p. 39, transl. in Wangdu, Diemberger, Sørensen 2000 Diemberger p. 78-79).

Phrad nya bar ma

00593 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

Prajñāvarman (reconstructed name) 

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

rGya gar (Indian) 

mkhan po 

Period of activity 

IXth century ? 

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan ? 

Biographical data 

The Indian scholar Phrad nya bar ma was working with the ban de Ye shes sde and the Indian mkhan po Dar ma pa la on the translation of buddhist texts in Tibetan (ms. PT 417) 

Titles 

Notes 

Possibly identical to the indian scholar Prad dz.hâ bar ma who, according to the chronicle attributed to Ne'u Pandita, was invited to Tibet in the time of Khri gTsug lde brtsan (Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 24). 

Shi len 'dra bo de

00504 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

Shi len dra po de (ms. PT 45 l. 14v3) 

Shi len 'dra bo de (ms. PT 99 l. 28r4) 

Shi lin tra bo de (ms. PT 797) 

Shîlendrabodhi (reconstructed name)

Śīlendrabodhi (reconstructed name)

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

rGya gar (Indian) 

mkhan po 

Period of activity 

IXth century ? 

Reign of of Khri lDe srong brtsan ? 

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan ? 

Biographical data 

The Indian scholar Shi len dra bo de worked on the translation of buddhist texts with the ban de Ye shes sde and the indian mkhan po 'Dzi na mi tra (ms. PT 99 l. 28r4 ?, PT 797) 

Shi len dra po de was a contemporary of Bo de mi dra (ms. PT 45 l. 14v3). 

Titles 

mkhan po (ms. PT 99 l. 28r4) 

Notes

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 99, 797. 

See also BDRC : Shilendra Bodhi

According to the sGra sbyor bam po gnyis pa and the chronicle attributed to Ne'u Pandita, Shi len 'dra bo de was in Tibet in the time of Khri lDe srong brtsan (see "shî lendra bo dhi" in rTa rdo 2005 ed. p. 70, "shi la i.ndra bo dhi" in Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 23 ) 

Shi len 'dra bo de is sometime also named among the indian scholars invited in the time of Khri gTsug lde brtsan Ral pa can ("shî landre bo dhi" in Sa skya bSod nams rgyal mtshan's rGyal rabs gsal ba'i me long 2005 ed. p. 227, see also transl. in Sørensen 1994 p. 411). 

In later chronicles, Shi len 'dra bo de may sometime be confused with another indian scholar named Su ren dra bo de (see "su lendra bo dhi" in Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 24).

Bo de mi dra

00505 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

Bodhimitra (reconstructed name)

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

rGya gar (Indian) ? 

mkhan po ? 

Period of activity 

IXth century ? 

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan ? 

Biographical data 

Bo de mi dra was [an Indian mkhan po (?) and] a contemporary of Shi len dra po de (ms. PT 45 l. 14v3). 

Titles 

Notes 

According to the chronicle attributed to Ne'u Pandita, "Bo dhi mi tra" was among the Indian scholars invited to Tibet in the time of Khri lDe srong brtsan (see Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 23).

Su ren dra bo de

00485 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

Su ren 'dra' bo de (ms. PT 1582) 

Su 'dren dra bo de (ms. PT 1311)

Surendrabodhi (reconctructed name) 

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

rGya gar (Indian)

mkhan po 

Period of activity 

VIIIth century ? 

IXth century 

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan ? 

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan ? 

Biographical data 

Su ren dra bo de was an Indian scholar (mkhan po) who worked on translations with the [tibetan translator] ban 'de Be ro tsa na / Bo ro tsha na and the Indian scholar Shag kya bra ba / Shag kya pra ba (ms. PT 1582, PT 1311).

Su ren dra bo de also worked with ban de Ye shes sde on the translation of buddhist texts [into Tibetan] (ms. PT 2105).  

Titles 

mkhan po (ms. PT 2105).

Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1311, 1582, 2105. 

According to sGra sbyor bam po gnyis pa and the chronicle attributed to Ne'u Pandita, Su ren dra bo de was in Tibet in the time of Khri lDe srong brtsan (see "su rendra bo dhi" and "su renta bo dhi" in rTa rdo 2005 ed. p. 70, 205, "su ra i.ndra bo dhi" in Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 23). 

Mss. PT 1582 and PT 1311 could point to earlier times, since (Pa gor ?) Be ro tsa na is usually associated with the reign of Khri Srong lde btsan. 

According to Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer, Su ren dra bo de was invited in the time of Khri gTsug lde brtsan Ral pa can (see "su ren dra bo dhi" in Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer 2010 ed. p. 389). 

Su ren dra bo de may sometime be confused with another indian scholar named Shi len dra bo de (see "su lendra bo dhi" in Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 24).

'Dzi na mi tra

00589 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

'Dzi myi tra (ms. PT 24) 

'Dzin myi thra (ms. PT 51) 

'Dzi na mi tra (ms. PT 79, PT 797) 

Jinamitra (reconstructed name) 

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

rGya gar (Indian) 

mkhan po 

Period of activity 

IXth century 

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan ? 

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan ? 

Biographical data 

'Dzi na mi tra worked with Shi lin dra bo de, Da na shi la and ban de Ye shes sde on the translation of buddhist texts into Tibetan (ms.PT 24, PT 51, PT 79, PT 797). 

Titles 

mkhan po (ms. PT 24, PT 51, PT 79, PT 797) 

Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 24, 51, 79, 797. 

'Dzi na mi tra was of Kashmiri origin according to Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer and the chronicle attributed to Ne'u Pandita ( "kha che'i paṇ ḍi ta dzi na mi tra" Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer 2010 ed. p. 389, "kha che mkhan po dzî na mi tra" Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 24). 

According to sGra sbyor bam po gnyis pa and Ne'u Pandita, 'Dzi na mi tra was in Tibet in the time of Khri lDe srong brtsan (see "dzi na mi tra" in rTa rdo 2005 ed. p. 70, 205, "arya dzi na mi tra" in Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 23). 

'Dzi na mi tra is also listed among the indian scholars invited in the time of Khri gTsug lde brtsan Ral pa can (see "dzi na mi tra" in Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer 2010 ed. p. 389, "dzî na mi tra" in Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 24, "dzi na mi tra" in Sa skya bSod nams rgyal mtshan 2005 ed. p. 227, see also transl. in Sørensen 1994 p. 411).

Da na shi la

00590 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

Danaśila (reconstructed name) 

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

rGya gar (Indian)

mkhan po 

Period of activity 

IXth century 

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan ? 

Reign of Khri gTsug lde brtsan ? 

Biographical data 

Da na shi la was an indian mkhan po who worked with Dzin myi thra/ 'Dzi na mi tra (i. e. Jinamitra) and Ye shes sde on the translation of buddhist texts into Tibetan (ms. PT 51, PT 79). 

Titles 

mkhan po 

Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 51, 79. 

Dha na shi la was of Singhalese origin according to the chronicle attributed to Ne'u Pandita ("sing ga la'i mkhan po dha na shi la", Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 24). 

According to sGra sbyor bam po gnyis pa and Ne'u Pandita, Da na shi la was in Tibet in the time of Khri lDe srong brtsan (see "dâ na shî la" in rTa rdo 2005 ed. p. 70, 205 and "da na shi la" in Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 23). 

Da na shi la is also sometime listed among the indian scholars invited in the time of Khri gTsug lde brtsan Ral pa can (see "dhâ na shî la" in Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer 2010 ed. p. 389, "dha na shi la" in Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 24, "dâ na shî la" in Sa skya bSod nams rgyal mtshan 2005 ed. p. 227, see also transl. in Sørensen 1994 p. 411 ).

Bo de sva tva

00218 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

Bo de sva tva (ms. ITJ 689 l. 2v4)

Bo de sat tva (ms. PT 149 l. r7)

Bodhisattva (reconstructed name)

Shan ta rag shi ta (ms. PT 814 l. 5r2, 5r6) 

Śāntarakṣita (reconstructed name)

Shantarakshita (reconstructed name)

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

rGya gar (Indian) 

mkhan po 

Period of activity 

VIIIth century 

Reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan  

Biographical data 

Bo de sva tva was an Indian mkhan po in the time of Khri Srong lde brtsan (ms. ITJ 689 l. 2v4, PT 149 l. r7)

Bo de sva tva's disciples were : dBa' Ye shes dbang po, dBa' dPal dbyangs, Ngan lam rGyal mchog dbyangs, 'Go 'bom rDo rje rgyal po, Jeng gSal rab rin po che, Myang mChog rab gzho nu, Myang gSha' myi go cha, Gle'u gZho nu snying po, lHa lung dPal gyi rdo rje, Chog ro dPal gyi seng ge, Cog ro Byams pa'i seng ge, Chog ro Chos bshes nyes, etc. (ms. ITJ 689 l. 2v4-2v5). 

Titles 

mkhan po (ms. ITJ 689 l. 2v4, PT 814 l. 5r2)

a tsa rya (ms. PT 814 l. 5r6) 

Notes

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

On ms. PT 814 see Ruegg 1981.

According to later chronicles the Za hor mkhan po Bo dhi sa tva Shandha rakshi ta was invited in the time of Khri Srong lde btsan (see among others Ne'u Pandita 2005 ed. p. 20, for a detailed account of the invitation see : dBa' bzhed 2010 ed. p. 10-20, transl. in Wangdu, Diemberger, Sørensen 2000 p. 40-53).

According to dBa' bzhed, Bo dhi sa tva was the son of the king of Zahor (dBa' bzhed 2010 p. 13, 39 transl. in Wangdu, Diemberger, Sørensen 2000 p. 42, 79).

Myang Sha mi, rGya, gNyags Bi ma la, and Ka ma la shi la were Bo dhi sa tva's disciples (dBa' bzhed 2010 ed. p. 39, transl. in Wangdu, Diemberger, Sørensen 2000 p. 80).

Bo dhi sa tva made the suggestion of inviting Pad ma sam bha ba to Tibet (dBa' bzhed 2010 ed. p. 20, transl. in Wangdu, Diemberger, Sørensen 2000 p. 52).