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



frontiers of mNgaris. At that time a mountain of rGya (India or 

 China) which was under Tibetan rule, collapsed. And the 

 great river rMa cku slcyad (Hoangho), which flows from Tibet 

 to China, flowed upwards and backwards for three days. Many 

 bad omens of this kind appeared. Then, in course of time. 

 dPalgyi rdorje of Lhalung, who was meditating at the old 

 sprinkled [mountain of] Lhari, heard of it and conceived a very 

 deep feeling of pity for the king {bTsanpo). — Rumours of murder. 

 — That is the tale of the submerging of Buddha's religion. 1 



Part VI. The Kings of the First West Tibetan 



Dynasty. 



SMS : The story of the later spread of Buddhism is as 

 follows : 'Odsrung (c. 842 — 870 A.D.) was gLangdarma i s son. He 



Fol. 226. asked dPalgyi rdorje of Lhalung [to perform] the highest sacri- 

 fice to the Medicine Buddhas, and prayed. The whole empire 

 felt the blessing of the Medicine Buddhas. In harmony with 

 the kindness of his ancestors he established firmly the religious 

 ceremonies and the religious buildings. He protected mNgaris 

 according to religion. Besides, when rTsad rob gsal, Yoge 

 'abyung, dGeba rob gsal, and sBarab, altogether ten [priests] 

 had arrived, Buddha's teaching began to spread [again]. Then 

 also, temples were erected like the stars of heaven.* 



His son was Lde dpal "akhor btsan (c. 870 — 900 A.D. ) . During 

 the time of this king, the temple of Upper mNgaris, and others, 

 [altogether] eight temples were erected. Scriptures like the 

 'aBum and others were copied in great numbers. He swore an 

 oath to build up religion (or temples). 3 



His sons were Skyid lde nyima mgon and bKrashis brtsegs 



Fol 23a. dpal, the two. Skyid lde nyima mgon (c, 900 -930 A.D.), when on 



his way to Upper mNgaris, — Tibet being in a state of revolution, 

 accompanied by a hundred horsemen under the leadership of 



1 Notes on this king. He is the Tamo of the Thangshu. The latter 

 says: Tamo was fond of wine, a lover of field sports, and devoted to 



women; and besides, cruel, tyrannical, and ungracious 



According to S. Ch. Das (J.A.S.B., 1881, p. 230) he uttered the fol- 

 lowing words when dying: M Why was I not killed three years back that 

 I might not have committed so much sin and mischief; or three years 

 hence, to enable me to root out Buddhism from the countrv- 



figures in 

 ) Ladakh 



wn 



Western 



(See my History of 



cannot 



moved out of its position, is connected with the story o 

 persecution of Lamaism. 



* More notes on this king are found in S. Ch. Das' Cc 

 Tibet (J.A.S.B., 1881) and in rGyalrabs gsalbai melong. 



3 More notes on this king are found in S. Ch. Das' 

 on Tibet (J.A.S.B., 1881) and in rOyalrabs gsalbai melong. 



