S. C. Das — Life of Sum-pa Khan-po 



[No. 2, 



question of precedence between the grand hierarchs of Dg&h 

 Zdan and of Stoft skor shabs drun named JBje-&tsun dam-pa. 

 For this service he received the title of Gusrl. 1605 



The fourth incarnation of Sems fZpa/t Nag c7vaii phun- 

 tshogs mam rgyaZ was born. The grand hierarchical throne 

 of DgaZi Zdan was filled by Chhos ner, also called Uses gimn 

 grags. Khri X>ge-rgyan died. 1606 



Taranatha wrote his .Bgya-gar chhos /ibyun " Rise and 

 progress of Buddhism in India." 1607 



Span dk&v Rinpochhe died. 1007 



Dkon-mchhog rgyaZ mtshan, of the monastery of Sre-rgjud 

 near Skrasis lhunpo, was born. Dam chhos rgya-mtsho of 

 Pa-chhe, the teacher of Sumpa, became abbot of Stag-hm. Nag 

 c7van rnam rgyaZ of Stag lun wrote the work, called Chhos- 

 7ibyun (history of Buddhism) . 1608 



JBkra-iis grags rgyam of Sgampo was born. Don yo<7 

 chhos kyi rgya mtsho, the incarnation of -RgyaZ sras, returned 

 to Dvus. The armies of G/tsan invaded Dvus and withdrew. 1609 



The Grva-tshan monastery of Amdo was founded by Likya 

 S'er michhog. 161( > 



Ifdul-va chhos rje 7iof7 rgyani-pa reduced the monastery 

 of Slni-fibum into a Gtsan institution. The Karma hierarch 

 Phun-tshog rnam rgyal became the lord temporal and spiritual 

 of £tsan. Khri Sans rin died. 1611 



The Panchhen Rinpo-chhe presided over the Monlam 

 chhenpo (prayer congregation) of Lhasa between this and the 

 year eartli-liorse. 1612 



Talai Lama Yonton rgya-mtsho took the final vows of 

 monkhood from the Panchhen Rinpo-chhe. 1613 



.Bio rgya-j/itsho of Stag brag filled tho grand hierarch's 

 chair of DgaJt 7dan. Phun-tshogs mam rgyal of Gro-tshaft ka 

 rin became abbot of Pgon lun Byanis glifi. The incarnate Lama 

 Bsod nams (Zge legs fZpal died. 1614 



Talai Lama Yonton rgya-?)itsho died. 1615 



Talai Lama Nag cZvan 7>lo ZjssaA rgya-mtsho was bom. 

 The Panchhen Rinpo-chhe became abbot of IZbrags spun. 



jBkra-sis Phun-tshogs, also called Lha-pa chhos rje, held 

 the abbotship of Dgon lun. Yap Sans rgyas chhos Msin died. 1616 



Khri Byams Zikra was born. The incarnate Yap Lama Sans 

 ye was born. Dam chhos c7paZ filled the grand hierarch's chair 

 at Z>ga7t Zdan. The Gtsan army beseiged Sera and jEZbras spun, 

 and killed many thousand monks. Khri chhos fier grags died. 

 Khri 2?lo-rgya-mtsho died. 1617 



