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prince, prayed to her father to consent to the marriage, to which he at last 
acceded ; and the princess started for Tibet. In the meantime one of the 
Tibetan chiefs named Thi-ssan, the chief of Nag, being offended with 
the king for not selecting his daughter for the prince’s wife, treacherously 
murdered the prince. King Ag-tshom, therefore, at once despatched 
messengers to convey the melancholy news to the princess who was on 
her way to Tibet. The princess, deeply disappointed, did not like to 
return to China, but taking a fancy to see the snowy country of Tibet, 
and more especially the celebrated image of S'akya, continued her 
journey to Tibet, where she was warmly welcomed by king Ag-tshom. She 
brought to light the hidden image of Akshobhya which during three 
generations had received no offerings, having been concealed under the gate 
Melohchan. Her beauty so much charmed the king that he at once 
proposed to marry her. The princess at first declined, but after long 
deliberaation she yielded, and to the great wonder and joy of the people the 
betrothed daughter-in-law became the bride of the father. She gave birth 
to the famous monarch Thi-sron-de-tsan (Khri-Sron-/dew-6tsan), believed 
to be the incarnation of Manju S'ri, the god of wisdom and learning. 
CHAPTER III. 
Thi-sron-de-tsan. (730—33 A. D. to 866 A. D.) 40 
This monarch, the most illustrious in the Buddhist annals of Tibet, 
was born, according to the Chronologist Buton, in the year 730 A. D. When 
he was in the womb, his mother saw in a vision that a saintly prince would be 
born of her. She, therefore, kept aloof from all sorts of defilement and 
unholy things, in consequence of which she remained happy and cheerful. 
During this time the old queen Nam-nan, jealous of Queen Kunju, 
feigned pregnancy, by wrapping a cubit’s length of cotton rag every day 
round her belly. Then, when the Chinese Princess’ time for delivery came, 
Nam-nan induced one of her midwives to give her a kind of anaesthetic 
liquor, through which Kuiiju became insensible and soon gave birth to a son, 
which the wicked Nam-nan, by bribing the princess’ maid, caused to be re¬ 
moved to her chamber, replacing it by a female child born on the same day 
of low parentage. As soon as she recovered her senses, Kunju was surprised 
to see a daughter instead of a son, about whom she had seen so many things 
in her dreams. Meanwhile, the report of Queen Nam-nan’s giving birth 
to a son reached the king and his ministers, who all came to witness the 
blessed child. Queen Kunju, who was not talked of at all, strongly suspecting 
40 Khiii-Sron-/dew-6tsan. 
