P67: theg chen chos rje kun dga' bkra shis/

• theg chen chos kyi rgyal po gong dkar ba rnam thar II_A [ms] (3a) gong dkar ba'i gsan yig phyogs bsgrigs [2005] (428) sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a) don yod dpal rnam thar [1975] (45, 46, 53) gong dkar ba rnam thar I_B1 [xyl] (14b, 19a)
• theg chen pa rdo rje gdan gyi sgrub mchod phyag len [ms] (1b, 1b, 2a, 2a, 2a, 2b)
• rdo rje kun khyab theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar II [2017] (533) sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• 'od zer chen po'i sangs rgyas theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar II [2017] (533) sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• 'jam dbyangs chos kyi rje gong dkar lam 'bras bla brgyud [dig] (1)
• theg chen chos kyi rgyal po rin po che rdor gdan pa'i bka' 'bum thor bu ci rigs pa [2017] (36)
• theg chen chos kyi rgyal po/ gong dkar ba'i gsan yig phyogs bsgrigs [2005] (129)
• theg chen chos kyi rgyal po kun dga' bkra shis rgyal mtshan dpal bzang po gong dkar ba'i gsan yig phyogs bsgrigs [2005] (424)
• theg chen chos kyi rje thams cad mkhyen pa gong dkar ba'i gsan yig phyogs bsgrigs [2005] (428)
• 'jam dpal grags pa theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar II [2017] (496)
• kun dga' bkra shis rgyal mtshan dpal bzang po theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar II [2017] (500)
• kun mkhyen yang dag rig pa theg chen chos kyi rgyal po theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar II [2017] (533)
• nub phyogs kyi mchog tu dge ba theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar II [2017] (533)
• khyab bdag rdo rje 'chang theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar II [2017] (533)
• theg chen chos rje kun bkras pa sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (27b)
• cing gyo sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• twa'i ching sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• hwa wi sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• swi then sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• shwang shen sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• kiM kAM sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• ta'i kShoM sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• kong mi sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• ba ho sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• phrin las sna tshogs rgyas pa sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• dam chos mchog tu rgyal ba sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• yang dag pa'i ye shes sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• snying rje rgya chen kun nas rgyas par phan pa sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• zhing bsrung zhing bstan pa bshad pa sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• yang dag par rig pa sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• nub kyi mchog tu dge ba sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (28a)
• theg chen rdo rje gdan gyi sgrub mchod phyag len [ms] (2a)

• kun dga' bkra shis rgyal mtshan dpal bzang po sa skya'i bla ma'i rnam thar I [2003] (209)
• mtshungs med chos kyi rje rin po che kun dga' bkra shis rgyal mtshan dpal bzang po theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar II [2017] (496)
• theg chen chos kyi rgyal po kun dga' bkra shis gong dkar ba rnam thar I_B1 [xyl] (38b)

• theg chen chos kyi rgyal po mtshal min pa'i rnam thar [ms] (8b) mgon po chos 'byung [1979] (198a) gong dkar ba'i gsan yig phyogs bsgrigs [2005] (129, 132) sa skya'i bla ma'i rnam thar I [2003] (207, 235) gong dkar ba rnam thar I_B1 [xyl] (41a) a mes zhabs rnam thar II [2000] (201)
• rje nyid sa skya'i bla ma'i rnam thar I [2003] (239, 239, 240, 240)
• theg chen chos rje don yod dpal rnam thar [1975] (47) a mes zhabs rnam thar II [2000] (201, 202)
• chos rje theg chen pa gong dkar ba'i gsan yig phyogs bsgrigs [2005] (127)
• chos rje sa skya'i bla ma'i rnam thar I [2003] (234)
• thub pa'i rgyal tshab chen po sa skya'i bla ma'i rnam thar I [2003] (235)
• rje 'di nyid sa skya'i bla ma'i rnam thar I [2003] (237)
• 'gro ba'i bla ma theg chen chos kyi rgyal po gong dkar ba rnam thar I_B1 [xyl] (10b)
• theg chen rin po che a mes zhabs rnam thar II [2000] (201)
• theg chen rin po che a mes zhabs rnam thar II [2000] (201)

• chos rje kun bkras pa chos grags dpal bzang gi rnam thar [ms] (3a)
• theg chen pa rgya bod kyi chos 'byung [ms] (28a)
• theg chen a mes zhabs rnam thar II [2000] (201)
• theg chen nyid a mes zhabs rnam thar II [2000] (202)

• rje 'di nyid sa skya'i bla ma'i rnam thar I [2003] (217)

• Date of birth: 1349 Jackson 1991 (p. 224)
• Date of birth: sa mo glang / (tib); 1349 ming mdzod [1992] (p. 814), Roerich 1996 (p. 215), mang thos bstan rtsis [1987] (p. 197), theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar I [2017] (p. 32)
• Date of death: 1425 Jackson 1991 (p. 224)
• Date of death: shing mo sbrul/ (tib); 1425 ming mdzod [1992] (p. 814), mang thos bstan rtsis [1987] (p. 199), theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar I [2017] (p. 62)

h2. Teachers

• mkhas grub 'phags pa bsod nams rgyal mtshan/ (~late 14th cent.), bestowed upon him the Lamdre theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar II [ms] (f. 6a) theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar I [ms] (p. 220) theg chen chos rje'i gsan yig [2017] (pp. 7f., 15)
• mkhan chen byang chub seng ge/ (~early 15th cent.) Ⓢ

h2. Students

• rong ston shes bya kun rig (1367–1449), reception of the Hevajra root tantra and Lamdre transmission rong ston rnam thar [1975] (p. 309)
• spyang lung pa gzhon nu blo gros/ (1372–1475), reception of Lamdre teachings ku ma ra ma ti rnam thar [1975] (p. 393)
• nam mkha' chos grags/ (~13th/14th cent.) Jackson 1989b (p. 12)

• bkra shis dpal brtsegs/ of stag lung /, reception of Nairātmyā and Lamdre transmission Roerich 1996 (p. 641)

• rin chen sgang pa bla chen kun dga' rgyal mtshan/ sa skya'i gdung rabs chen mo [1986] (p. 347)

• gzhi thog pa blo gros rgyal mtshan sku mched/ sa skya'i gdung rabs chen mo [1986] (p. 347)

• 'bri khung rin po che/ sa skya'i gdung rabs chen mo [1986] (p. 347)

• thel spyan snga ba/ sa skya'i gdung rabs chen mo [1986] (p. 347)

• stag lung chos rje/ sa skya'i gdung rabs chen mo [1986] (p. 347)

• chos rje ratna ka ra/ sa skya'i gdung rabs chen mo [1986] (p. 347)

• 'tshal pa rin po che/ sa skya'i gdung rabs chen mo [1986] (p. 347)

• karma byams chos pa/ sa skya'i gdung rabs chen mo [1986] (p. 347)

• bka' bzhi pa seng ge rgyal mtshan/ sa skya'i gdung rabs chen mo [1986] (p. 347)

• rtse chen chos rje/ sa skya'i gdung rabs chen mo [1986] (p. 347)

• sgo mo rin po che/ sa skya'i gdung rabs chen mo [1986] (p. 347)

• rtsib ri jo gdan pa/ sa skya'i gdung rabs chen mo [1986] (p. 347)

• occupied the abbatial throne of sa skya dgon/; see theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar II [2017] (pp. 500, 501) and theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar I [2017] (pp. 34f., 37f., 61)

• 1408 (sixteenth year): invited by the Ming emperor (gong ma tA ming rgyal po/) and stayed two years (lo ngo gnyis kyi ring du/) ming mdzod [1992] (p. 814)

• 1412 (chu pho 'brug)

• 1414: resided at the Ming court Roerich 1996 (p. 215)

• was granted a special hat by the emperor (see ming rgyal po yab sras la gdams pa [2017] (p. 396)) as has been assumed by David Jackson (b. 1951) in Jackson & Fermer 2016 (pp. 31f.)

• reception of the Lamdre teachings from mkhas grub 'phags pa bsod nams rgyal mtshan/ (~late 14th cent.), sa bzang ma ti paN chen blo gros rgyal mtshan/ (1294–1376), sa skya bu ston dbang phyug dar/ (~14th cent.) mentioned in his gsan yig theg chen chos rje'i gsan yig [2017] (pp. 7f., 8, 14f., 34); although not mentioned in his gsan yig, he obtained the Lamdre also from mkhan chen byang chub seng ge/ (~early 15th cent.), see theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar II [2017] (p. 510)

• produced Golden Kanjur edition and editions of the collected writings of the Sakya Founders and his uncle bla ma dam pa bsod nams rgyal mtshan/ (1312–1375) sa skya'i gdung rabs mus srad pa [2017] (p. 63)

• return of the lha khang chen mo/ from the phag mo gru pa/ due to the efforts of theg chen chos rje kun dga' bkra shis/ (1349–1425) is mentioned in several sources; see, inter alia, theg chen chos rje'i rnam thar II [2017] (p. 538) sa skya'i gdung rabs stag tshang [ms] (f. 28a) rab kun 'phags rnam thar [1987] (pp. 44, 50) ming rgyal po yab sras la gdams pa [2017] (p. 418)

• "[...] Sa-skya's House of Lha-khang in the person of Kun-dga' bkra-shis rgyal-mtshan dpal-bzang-po (1349-1425), alias Theg-chen Chos-kyi rgyal-po, the first son of Ta-dben Chos-kyi rgyal-mtshan, attempted a "revolt" against Sne-gdong, one that was crushed with inter alia the help of divine intervention." Van der Kuijp 1991 (p. 313 n. 45)

• lam 'bras bla brgyud/ (gong dkar lugs/) position no. 21