Mchog ldan legs pa’i blo gros dpung rgyan mdzes pa’i tog
Dictionary Definition:
His poetic works, among the earliest examples of Tibetan kāvya-inspired literature, have been preserved in Beijing. Kuijp, Belles, p. 405 n. 4.
He was a teacher of Dpang Lo. Often known under shorter versions of his name, like Lo tsā ba Mchog ldan, or simply Mchog ldan.
Rabsal, p. 131. Teacher of Dpang Lo and student of Shong Blo gros brtan pa.
He became teacher of Dpang Lo tsā ba Blo gros brtan pa (1276-1342) starting in 1294. He received transmissions of Chinese Buddhist scriptures, although he was primarily known as a Sanskritist, on which see Kuijp, KPTB, pp. 56-57. His Chinese teachers were named Gyang chu (Ch. Jiangzhu) and Sam gya ru.
