Sarat Chandra Das —Contributions on Tibet. 
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Tantrik priest 25 of the race of Lan. In his youth, he received instruction in 
the mystic Ninma system from a learned Lama named Dub-ten-S'akya 
Phel. Prom his seventeenth year he received instruction from many other 
Lamas 26 of the Ninma school. Becoming a powerful charmer, he subdued 
the eight demigods and genii of the spiritual world. At the request of the 
Emperor Goyugan he visited China. Here he was engaged in conducting the 
religious services and ceremonies, by which means and more particularly by 
his moral merits he showed the path of spiritual liberation to others. 
Afterwards he returned to Tibet where he performed many acts of virtue. 
Being earnestly pressed by his mother, he took a wife and at the age of twenty- 
eight got a son. At the age of twenty-nine, seeing that worldly existence 
was illusive, he broke off the bondage and went before the teacher Tag-pa- 
shon-nu by whom he was ordained a priest and given the name of Dorje-pal. 
He also heard sermons on Buddhism from Kanjun dorje, Wuton-shag 
Khanpo-Yese, and others. He established many religious institutions, such 
as Phenpo-ri-vo-chhe, Garmo-chhojun, Tasi-joh-kha, Chho-dih, and Tag- 
gya-dorje-phodan, 27 and wrote many books on the ancient and modern 
schools of Buddhism, called Ninma and Sarma respectively. Yugde 
Panchhen and others were his pupils. At the palace of Tag-gya dorje, in 
the ninety-second year of his age, in the year 1376, he entered the mansion 
of rest and peace. 
VIII. 
Kha-dttb-Geleg-pal-ssan. 
This illustrious scholar was born in the year 1385 A. D. at Dag-shun. 
His father’s name was Kungah Tasi, and that of his mother Pudon- 
gyalmo. 
He took the sacred vows of priesthood from the learned sage Sehge- 
gyal-tshan and received the religious name of Geleg-pal-ssan. He obtained 
the title of Master of Vidya by studying logic and sacred literature at the 
monastic colleges of Sakya and Namrin. In the 16th year of his age he 
commenced a controversy with the celebrated Pudon Panchhen which 
resulted in the defeat of the latter. From this time Geleg-pal-ssan became 
well known for his learning. He also learned many Sutras and Mantras 
from Je-tsun-Kendall and other learned Lamas. At the age of eighteen 
he visited the great Reformer Lo-ssan-Tag-pa, 28 from whom he heard 
many discourses on the vast and profound teachings of Buddha. On one 
25 Tantrik priests are generally married. 
26 Netan, S'akya Senge, Taton-dsijig, S'erab Bum and Chhokyon Bum. 
27 Phodan means a palace. 
28 Tson Khapa, the great reformer of Tibet. 
