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Dpa’ bo II Gtsug lag phreng ba (1504-1566)

Dictionary Definition: 

  • Author of the famous history, the Mkhas pa'i dga' ston, he was the second Dpa' bo incarnate of the Karma pa school.
  • Portraits of the Masters, p. 175.
  • Aka Mi pham chos kyi don grub, Mi pham chos kyi rgyal po don grub. PPTK, pp. 205-209, lists a large number of titles from 5 volumes of his works (2 printed and 3 in manuscript).
  • His works were suppressed in the time of the Fifth Dalai Lama. See Tashi Tsering in Lungta, vol. 13 (Summer 2000), p. 4.
  • Thuken, p. 124.
  • Jackson, Patron, p. 205, a lesser figure in a painting.

Bibliography:

  • Byang chub sems dpa'i spyod pa la 'jug pa'i rnam bshad theg chen chos kyi rgya mtsho zab rgyas mtha' yas snying po (Varanasi 2003), in two volumes.
  • Dbang gi rnam gzhag mdor bsdus pa.
  • Dpa' bo gtsug lag phreng ba'i rang tshul mdor bsdus pa don tshan dgu pa.
  • Dpal dus kyi 'khor lo'i bshad sgrub kyi bla ma brgyud pa la gsol ba gdab pa tshig nyung ngu
  • Dpal dus kyi 'khor lo'i man ngag rtsis kyi bstan bcos kun las btus pa chen po'i rgyas 'grel rin chen gter mdzod.
  • Dpal rje btsun rdo rje rnal 'byor ma'i gsang ba'i sgrub thabs kyi rnam par bshad pa zab mo rnam 'byed.
  • Lam rim thar pa rin po che'i rgyan gyi brgyud pa la gsol ba gdab pa.
  • Lha chen 'dzam gling rgyan gyi gzungs zhugs dkar chag.
  • Lhan cig skyes sbyor gyi bla ma brgyud pa'i gsol 'debs.
  • Lhan cig skyes sbyor gyi nyams len gnad bsdus gsal ba'i sgron me.
  • Mkha' 'gro ma seng gdong gi rjes gnang.
  • Myur ldan ngur pa gzhon nu'i phrin yig.
  • Nges gsang gnad kyi bang mdzod 'byed pa'i lde mig zhes bya ba dris lan gyi tshogs.
  • Ri chos gnad kyi lde mig ces bya ba thun mong ma yin pa'i gdams pa.
  • Rje btsun mar pa'i rnam par thar pa grub pa'i ngo mtshar brjod pa (1563).
    • This work, a 69-folio woodblock print, is listed in TBRC, Work RDI: W27459. The authorship colophon as found there reads as follows: mar pa chen po'i rnam par thar pa ngo mtshar gyi gleng slong ba 'di ni rje mar pa nyid la gsol ba btab cing rnam thar mi 'dra ba bcu gsum las legs par btus ste sngon nas 'dun pa dang ldan pa du mas bskul ba dang / khyad par stag lung thang pa chen po'i gwa zi'i gdung las sa skyong pa nor bu'i mtshan can gyis bskul ba dang / bka' rgyud rin po che'i bstan pa'i sbyin bdag stobs kyis sa skyong chen po sku rab nas sa skyong g.yul rgyal brtan pas 'phral bas bskul ba las lo tsā ba chen po de nyid kyi dam pa'i chos 'dzin pa dpal gtsug lag phreng ba ming gzhan ma pham chos kyi rgyal po don yongs su grub pas rang lo drug bcu pa chu mo phag gi lo la rje de nyid kyi gdan sa chen po dang dpal dro bo lung sras mkhar sprul pa'i pho brang chen po sangs rgyas mi 'gyur lhun gyis grub pa'i gtsug lag khang chen por myur bar sbyar ba legs par grub bo / par du grub nas kyang lan du mar zhus dag bgyis so / rig byed pa ni bdud 'joms rdo rje dang // rig rgyal bkras dags(?) bkras legs / dgos dgos dang / chos dbang rdo rje rdo rje bsam 'grub sogs // mched po brgyad kyis rnam rgyal rtse ru bsgrubs / dge bas bla med byang chub myur thob shog.
    • This same work also discusses Marpa's problematic dating as follows (this, including the dates in parentheses, is as found on the TBRC website): 'khrungs lo la / rnam thar snga rabs ma gcig du chu pho rta lo (982) zla ba bcu gcig pa'i bco lnga skar ma rgyal la 'khrungs par bshad kyang de lta na jo bo rje dang dgung mnyam du 'gyur bas ma 'grig / jo bo rje 'khrungs nas lo bco brgyad song ba'i lcags byi (1000) la 'khrungs nas gya drug bzhugs (f. 2v) par mtshur phu ba'i bka' rgyud gdung rabs las bshad / tshal pa'i deb dmar las de las lo gnyis kyis snga ba'i me bya (997) la 'khrungs nas gya brgyad (1084) bzhugs par bshad / lo rgyus the tshom sel byed bya ba zhe sdang rdo rje dang mi skyod rdo rje'i sbyar byang yod pa gnyis dang ngam rdzogs lugs gnyis sogs rnam thar drug bdun las de las gnyis kyis 'phyi ba'i chu stag (1002) la 'khrungs nas brgyad bcu'am (1081) don brgyad (1079) bzhugs par 'chad / snga rabs ma gnyis na de las drug gis 'phyi ba'i me rta pa (1006) gya brgyad (1093) dam gya drug (1091) bzhugs par 'chad / deb sngon pa sogs mang zhig bcu gnyis kyis 'phyi ba'i chu byi (1012) la 'khrungs par 'chad / spyan snga chos 'byung na shing byi ba (1024) gya bzhi (1107) bzhugs par 'chad pa spyir lo rgyus thams cad dang 'gal med tu 'grig thub pa cig gang la'ang mi snang yang re zhig gi lcags byi (1000) la 'khrungs nas gya drug (1085) bzhugs pa'i phyogs dag par sem mo / rngog pa'i rnam thar rim bzhi las byi ba lo pa gya dgu bzhugs par bshad pa'ang 'di dang 'grig zhing gya drug la gya dgu zhes pa yig nor du snang ngo.
    • PPTK, p. 205.
  • Rnam par thar pa sdus pa'i bstan bcos log rtog rnam sbyongs.
  • Theg pa chen po'i blo sbyong skyid sdug lam khyer zhes bya ba byang chub sems kyi ljon pa.