404 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [August, 1910. 



Now we will relate concerning the navel of 'aDzambu 

 gling, the centre of the countries, the elevation of the earth, the 

 crooked horn of the snow mountains, the icy Tise (Kailasa), the 

 root of crystal mchod rtens, the lake Mabang (Manasarovar) 

 with its shore like a magic circle of turquoises, the precious 

 country of gold mines, the source of the four great rivers, the 

 six divisions of Tibet, the pure place of Lhasa " the high hill " ; 

 we will relate of all this according to [the book] Dangpo dbamj 



FoL 116. byed rimpai dgu byung. 



At the time when Tibet was troubled by the twelve little 

 kings, the king of Kosala, gSal rgyal (Prasenajlt), who was of 

 bCom Man 'adas' (Buddha's) family, had five sons. The third 

 (middle one) of them, called Buddha shiri, was born with his 

 eyes turned upwards like those of birds, the [fingers and toes 

 of his] hands and feet were connected like those of ducks, and 

 his eyebrows were [blue] like turquoises. Along with him, a 

 host of devils were born. He was shown to Brahman astrologers, 

 and the Brahmans said : " This prince will get a famous name, 

 the height of his body will also be enormous ; he will reign be- 

 fore his father is dead !*' When they prophesied like that, the 

 father thought in his mind : cc He will reign, by killing either 



Fol. 12a. me or his brothers ! We will turn him out :" The Brahmans 



answered : "If we send him to the snowy northern region, he 

 will be of benefit to living beings !" As they prophesied thus, 

 they made a throne on the neck of four fast running men who 

 carried him to the northern mountains and wilds, and laid him 

 down on the [mountain ?] Lhari gyed mtho, in the middle of 

 Tibet. Although there are many conflicting statements with 

 regard to this [event], he is certainly a Shaky a of Goutama and 



Fol. 126. Mangpos bkurba's family. 



Some hunters saw him and asked : ' ' Who are you ? Tell 

 us, O bTsanpo (majesty), whence you came !" As he did not 

 understand their language, he pointed with his finger to the 

 sky. The hunters told and confirmed this to the people, and 

 many people went there and were shown [the boy]. When the 

 twelve little kings saw him and considered that he was good and 

 highly glorious, they all agreed and said : ' ' We have no 

 superior, we must call him with a little drum !" Thus saying, 

 bTsan khrung and sNums, both, gNyara rtse and gTso, both, 

 and the two Khu stegs, these six subjects invited him. Ba sangs 



Fol. 13a. darpa and KAyungpo .... were made governors, Me ngaggi 



shes gnyen was elected minister. Thus he was appointed king 



of all black-heads. (Tibetan expression for ' men '). The 



name of gNya khri (neck throne) was given him. fc 6 Great gNya 



khri btsanpo !" thus he was addressed. The land Yarlung was 



his precious and holy diadem, and he resided at the castle Phyi 



dbang stag rtse. Power and justice were his ornaments. He 



ruled the world according to religion, and his realm was in a 

 happy state. 



