238 
Sarat Chandra Das —Contributions on Tibet. 
[No. 3, 
17, Tsan and Kham, and introduced, at a grand convocation, the method 
of calculating time by the system of cycles of GO years, called Ilab-Jun, 
obtained from S'ambhala, a province in Northern India. He exhorted 
them to maintain the honour of Buddhism. During this period many 
learned translators, such as Ssan Kaar Lochava, Iiva Lochava, Nan 
Lochava, Lodan S'erab, &c. were engaged in translating Sanskrit works 
(1205 A. D.). The sage Marpa, Mila Gonpo, and the famous Pandit 
S'akya STi of Kashmir, besides many other Indian Pandits w 7 ho furthered 
the cause of Buddhism, belong to the following century. In the reign 
of Tagpa-de, the ninth in descent from Tse-de, 54 was constructed an image 
of Maitreya Buddha, which cost him 12000 Dot-shad or a million and a 
half of rupees. He also prepared an image of Manju Shu with seven 
“ bre” 55 of gold dust. His son Asode was a greater devotee than himself. 
He annually sent offerings aud presents to the Vajrasana at Buddha 
Gaya (Dorje-dan), which was continued even after his death. His 
grandson Ananmal prepared a complete set of the Kahgyur, written 
on golden tablets. Ananmal’s son put the golden dome over the great 
temple of Buddha at Lhasa and constructed the image of the god at 
an immense cost. Ananmal’s great-grandson was initiated into Buddhism 
by the Sakyapa Lamas and subsequently became king A relation of the 
last king of this dynasty, named So-nam de (Z>Sod-nams Zde), accepted an 
invitation to become king, and under the title of Punya-mal held the 
government of Purah. 
O 
The descendants of Palde (son of Tasi tseg pa) made themselves 
masters of Gun-than, Lugyalwa, Chyipa, Lha-tse, Lan-Jun and Tsakor, 
where they severally ruled as petty chiefs. The descendants of Ivyi-de 
spread themselves over the Mu, Jan, Tanag, Ya-ru-lag and Gyal-tse 
54 The following- is the genealogical succession from Tse-de. 
(1) 
rTse-Zde. 
i 
(10) 
Aso-/de. 
1 
(2) 
1 
ABar-/de. 
(11) 
1 
AJ'e-dar-nnal. 
1 
(3) 
| 
Hvrasis-Zde. 
(12) 
• 
Anan-rmal. 
1 
(4) 
j 
Bhane. 
1 
(13) 
\ 
Biliu-rmal. 
f 
G) 
1 
Naga-deva. 
1 
(14) 
1 
Sang-ha-rmal. 
1 
(6) 
1 
bTsan-phyug. 
(15) 
1 
/(Jc-dar-rmal. 
I 
(7) 
^Krasis £De. 
(16) 
1 
’A-/) Jin-rmal. 
1 
(8) 
Grags-&Tsan-/de. 
1 
(17) 
1 
Kalan-rmal. 
1 
(9) 
1 
Grags-pa-Me. 
(18) 
l 
Par-^tah-rmal with whom ended the line. 
Bre 
is a kind of measure equal to 
a 10th fraction of the English bushel. 
