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... The Tibetan historical sources are divided about which king initiated the invitation – it was either Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742-796) or his father, Tri Detsuktsen (khri lde gtsug btsan, 704-754) ...
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... His parents were named Dargon (dar mgon) and Lhemen (lhas sman); his father's family claimed descent from Chim Dorje Drelching (mchims rdor rje sprel chung), a minister to the Tibetan king, Tri Songdeutsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742-797). ...
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Choza Bonmo became both a consort and disciple of Drenpa Namkha, from whom she received teachings and instructions, in particular the Bon Dzogchen cycles of Magical Treasury of Space (nam mkha' 'phrul mdzod) and Liberating Extremes of the Mind (ye khri mtha' sel) which she received together with his two other pupils, her "Bon spiritual brothers" (g.yung drung spun grogs) the Tibetan emperor Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 741–796), whom Bon sources describe as having practiced Bon both before and after its persecution, and the Tibetan translator Bagor Vairotsana (ba gor bai ro tsa na). ...
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... The collaborative activity of these three figures was so successful and effective that they were collectively honored with the epithet of "Khenpo, Ācārya and Dharma king (mkhan slob chos gsum), a reference to the imperial era triad of Khenpo Śāntarakṣita, Ācārya Padmasambhava and King Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan). ...
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Notably, while Taksham's biography moves quickly beyond details related to Yeshe Tsogyel's birth and youth in order to begin recounting, in earnest, her rescue from competing suitors by Emperor Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742–796) and his subsequent bestowal of her to Padmasambhava for the purpose of consort practice, Drime Kunga's version of Yeshe Tsogyel's life dwells at length on her dealings with her family at her father's court, the time she spends in exile for her refusal to marry, and her extensive travels through the valleys of Oḍḍiyāna, Padmasambhava's homeland ...
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... She was married to the Tibetan emperor Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742–796) ...
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... Their family claimed descent from Nyawa Chozang (gnya' ba chos bzang, eighth century), one of the nine learned physicians who acted as court doctors during the time of Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742-800). ...
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... He likely worked at Samye Monastery (bsam yas), under the auspices of the Tibetan king Tri Srongdetsen (khri srong lde brtsan, c ...
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... They were a noble family of yoga practitioners believed to be descended from King Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 790-844). ...
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Kharchen Pelgyi Wangchuk (mkhar chen dpal gyi dbang phyug) was born into the Kharchen clan, and was, according to some traditions, either the father or the brother of Yeshe Tsogyel (ye shes mtsho rgyal), who may have been the wife of Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742-796) and the consort of Padmasambhava ...
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... His father is said to have been a minister of king Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan) named Khon Konpa Jegungtak ('khon dkon pa rje gung stag), also known as Khon Pelpoche ('khon dpal po che) ...
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King Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde btsan) sent Pelgyi Sengge to India to serve as a translator ...
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... He initially served in the Tibetan government as a minister to Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde btsan, 742-800) before becoming one of the first seven Tibetans to be ordained by Śāntarakṣita. ...
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... eighth century), one of the nine learned physicians who acted as court doctors during the time of Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742-800) ...
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... Following this, Yeshe Wo, mirroring the activities of Emperor Tri Song Detsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742-796), sent twenty-one young and bright-minded Tibetans to study in India (in actuality Kashmir) ...
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... It is said to have been transmitted by Padmasambhava to Pema Sel (padma gsal), the daughter of Tri Songdetsen, who was then reincarnated as Pema Ledrel Tsel ...
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She was one of King Tri Songdetsen's (khri srong lde btsan, 742–796) five queens strategically chosen from five of Tibet's most powerful old families—part of a strategy to unify the kingdom ...
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... During the four months in U and Tsang he visited Sera, Drepung, Tashilhunpo, and Sakya, as well as the Tibetan kings’ first residence Yumbu Lagang (yum bu bla sgang) and the graves of the early kings, the Chogyel Mewon Namsum (chos rgyal me dbon rnam gsum): Songtsen Gampo (srong btsan sgam bo, 617-651) Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde btsan, 742-796), and Tri Relpachen (khri ral ba can, 815-842). ...
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... Dorje Dudjom became a minister to King Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan) while still a young man. ...
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... The transmission is said to have originated with a previous incarnation as the Minister of Religion for King Tri Songdetsen's (khri srong lde btsan) ...
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... He is said to have been the seventh incarnation of a Lhase Muruk Tsenpo (lha sras mu rug btsan po), a son of King Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan). ...
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... Here we see many of the details that would become so well known in later years: The monk Śāntarakṣita suggests to the emperor Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde brtsan, c ...
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Pelgyi Sengge (dpal gyi seng ge) was born in Lodrak (lho brag) into the Shupu clan (shud phu), the same clan as King Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan) ...
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According to the legend of the Khandro Nyingtik, King Tri Songdetsen's daughter, Princess Pemasel (pad+ma gsal), died when she was eight years old ...
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Pema Lingpa's legend has it that his previous incarnations were Lhachik Pemasel (lha gcig pad+ma gsal, d.u.), daughter of the Tibetan king Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde brtsan, 742-796) ...
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Princess Pemasel is said to have been a daughter of the Tibetan king Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742–796/800) ...
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... They also found a vajra made with meteoritic iron, a garuḍa’s horn, a garuḍa’s statue handmade by Padmasambhava and a life-stone of a dharma king, possibly Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, reigned 755–ca ...
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... 756), to the young king Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde brtsan, 742-c.800), and in this way restored order ...
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Tennyi Lingpa is presented, in his own terma, as a reincarnation of an eighth-century princess called Nujin Saley (lha cam nus 'byin sa le), said to be the daughter of Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742–796) and Dromsa Jangchub Dron ('grom sa / 'brom za / bza' byang chub sgron) ...
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During the suppression of the Bon teachings during the reign of Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde btsan, 755-797), Tonggyung Tuchen is said to have concealed as treasure (gter ma) numerous Bon scriptures, forming the basis of the Bon tradition of treasure revelation ...
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... Upon informing Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde btsan, c.742-c.796) of his prophesy, several translators were sent to search for the greatest of Indian paṇḍitas ...
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Yeshe Tsogyel is said to have been a wife of the Tibetan King Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742-796), but she is not attested to in imperial records; stone inscriptions that give the names of the King's wives do not include her ...
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He was also known as Ba Selnang (sba gsal snang) and was said to have been a minister of King Tri Songdetsen, who sent him to India to invite Śāntarakṣita to Tibet ...
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The twelfth century physician, scholar and religious figure Yutok Yonten Gonpo the Younger (g.yu thog gsar ma yon tan mgon po) is often lauded as the "Father of Tibetan medicine." The Tibetan medical tradition often portrays Yutok as an emanation of the Medicine Buddha Bhaiṣajyaguru and as a descendant and reincarnation of Yutok Yonten Gonpo the Elder (g.yu thog rnying ma yon tan mgon po, 708-833), the royal physician of Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde btsan, 742–797), who, according to legend, synthesized all the medical knowledge available in Tibet in his day. ...
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... During the time of Ngadak Pelkhor Tsan (mnga' bdag dpal 'khor btsan), the grandson of Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan) the translator Maben Jangchub Lodro (rma ban byang chub blo gros) was murdered and became a wrathful spirit who attacked the king ...
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Born to the Dre ('bre) clan, Gyelwai Lodro (rgyal ba'i blo gros) was an administrator in the government of King Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan) before taking ordination in India ...
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Konchok Jungne (dkon mchog 'byung gnas) was born in Yaru Chang Tanak (g.yas ru byang rta nag) in Tsang and became an influential minister at the court of King Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan), under the name Langdro (lang gro) ...
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... He once again entered retreat, during which it is said he experienced many visions of Padmasambhava and was able to recall his previous life as Tibetan emperor Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 755-797). ...
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... Tingdzin Zangpo made up for this by helping to ensure the succession of King Tri Songdetsen's (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742-796) son, Senalek Jinyon (sad na legs mjing yon), also known as Mutik Tsenpo (mu tig btsan po), in 798, and he served as tutor to prince Tri Desongtsan (khri lde srong btsan, b.798), also known as Senalek (sad na legs). ...
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... It was during these early retreats that he is said to have first remembered his past lives, a line that, he maintained, began with the eighth-century emperor Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde btsan, c.742-800), who had invited Padmasambhava to Tibet, and continued in an unbroken sequence of sixteen reincarnations ...
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Namkha Sengge (shud phu nam mkha' seng ge) was born in Lhodrak into the Shupu family which traced its descent from Shupu Pelgyi Sengge (shud phu dpal gyi seng ge), who was a religious minister of the eighth-century Tibetan King Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742-796). ...
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Jangdak Tashi Tobgyel (byang bdag bkra shis stobs rgya) was born into the wealthy Jangpa (byang pa) family who traced their lineage back to the king Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde btsan, 742-796) ...
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... The colophon to the work refers to Tsewang Lhamo as an emanation of Ngangtsul Jangchub Gyelmo (ngang tshul byang chub rgyal mo), a wife of the Tibetan prince Mutik Tsenpo (mu tig btsan po), second son of Tri Songdetsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742–796) and a consort of Padmasambhava. ...
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