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minister killed the usurper. He now invited the three exiled princes from 
Kon-po, the eldest of whom named Chya-Thi-tsanpo 24 quietly ascended 
his ancestral throne. Chya-Thi-gyal was married to Bom-than. During 
his reign the Bon religion spread largely over Tibet. Mug-Thi-tsanpo, 
marrying Sa-din-din, begat Din-Thi-tsanpo, whose son, by bis queen Sa-tham- 
tham was king So-Thi-tsanpo. So-Thi-tsanpo was married to Dog-mer- 
mer by whom be got Mer-Thi-tsanpo, who by bis wife Dag-Kyi Lhamo 
Karmo bad a son Dag-Tbi-tsanpo. This king married Srib-Kyi-Lhamo, 
of whom was born Srib-Thi-tsanpo. These kings are said to have 
ascended to the skies, being carried there by their queens who were 
celestial beings, in consequence of which their mortal relics were not left 
below. The ancient Tibetans while giving an Aryan origin to their first 
sovereigns, did not fail to show greater regard for their country by 
giving their princess an altogether divine origin. Srib-thi-tsanpo married 
Sa-tsan-lun-je, who gave birth to the celebrated king Di-gum-tsanpo, 
under whom the Bon religion became greatly diffused in Tibet. Both he 
and his father are well known in Tibet by the title of Parkyi-din. 25 The 
names of all these kings, it is worthy of remark, were formed by a combina¬ 
tion of the names of their parents, the mother’s name generally preceding 
that of the father. Bom-than gave birth to king Esholeg whose son, 
by Mu-cham Bramana, was king Desholeg. Desho married Lu-man-mermo 
who gave birth to Thisholeg, who again by his Queen Tsan-mo-gur-man 
had a son Guru-leg. Guru married Tsho-mandon who gave birth to 
Don-shi-leg, who married Man-pumo and by her had a son Isho- 
leg whose son by Mu-cham was Ssa nam-Ssin-de. The six succeeding 
kings were designated by the title of Sai-leg, meaning the excellent 
of the land. Ssanam Ssin-de married the fairy Tsho-man-thi-kar 
of whom De-Phrul-Nam-Shun Tsan was born. This prince was married 
to Se Nan marima who gave birth to Se-Nol-De, whose son by Lu 
mo-mer-ma was SeNol-po De, who again by Mo-tsho begat De Nol- 
Nam. This last prince married Thi-Man-Jema who gave birth to De 
Nolpo, who again by his wife Se tsun-Nan Je had a son De Gyalpo. 
De Gyalpo was married to Man-tsun-lug-gon who gave birth to De- 
tin-tsan, who married to Ni-tsun-man ma-Je begat Tori Lon-tsan This 
succession of eight kings who followed the Sai-leg (<V T <if T Qj£W) were 
24 It is to be borne in mind that the ancient Tibetan word 
is now obsolete being replaced by the word rgyal meaning Victor 
and equivalent to Sanskrit Baja. 
25 i. e., The soarer of the middle region. 
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