P884: mkhyen brtse ba dge bsnyen rnam par rgyal ba/

• 'jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse rin po che gong dkar chos sde lo rgyus bsdus pa [ms] (6b)
• gong dkar mkhyen brtse rin po che gong dkar chos sde lo rgyus bsdus pa [ms] (9a)
• mkhyen brtse chen mo a mes zhabs rnam thar kha skong [2000] (42)
• mkhyen rtse chen mo lho kha'i gnas yig [2015] (50)
• dpal mkhyen rab rtse pa rdor gdan pa'i bka' 'bum thor bu ci rigs pa [2017] (10)
• dpal mkhyen rtse ba dge bsnyen rnam rgyal rdor gdan pa'i bka' 'bum thor bu ci rigs pa [2017] (11)
• chas rig byed mkhyen brtse ba gong dkar ba rnam thar I_B1 [xyl] (31b)

• dpal ldan dge bsnyen rnam rgyal mngon rtogs ljon shing_A1 [xyl] (95a)

• mkhyen brtse chen mo dbus gtsang gnas yig [2001] (142, 143)

• khyod nyid rdor gdan pa'i bka' 'bum thor bu ci rigs pa [2017] (10)

• Date of birth: 1430s Wangdu 2010 ([p. 2])

• born in sgang stod thod dkar/ of gong dkar 'phying ru/ bod kyi srid don rgyal rabs [1976] (p. 106)

• referred to as mkhyen pa'i rtse mo bi shwa karma gnyis pa/ by rgya ston byang chub dbang rgyal/ (1470–ca. 1540/50s), being considered the incarnation of the divine artist Viśvakarman gong dkar ba rnam thar I_B1 [xyl] (f. 42a1) gong dkar ba rnam thar I_A [2001] (p. 135)

h2. Teachers

• rdo pa bkra shis rgyal po/ (~early 15th cent.) Ⓢ

Biographical information from sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho/ (1653–1705)'s works:

• baiDUrya g.ya' sel [xyl] (vol. 2, ff. 255b5-256a3): rjes su lha bzo la mkhas pa rdo pa bkras rgyal zhes par slob ma slob dpon las mkhas pa gnyis byung ba lho brag phyogs nas sman thang du sman bla don grub pa sku 'khrungs pa dang mnyam du lho brag sman thang gi mtshal kha yang thon/ na thog 'tshar ba dang / rang gi chung ma dang ma mthun par yul 'khyar nas yar 'brog stag lung du pir snod dang bris dpe zhig rnyed pas bris la blo phyogs gtsang sa skya sogs bris shes e yod la phyin rdo pa bkras rgyal dang thug pa'i ri mo gsan mkhyen gyi tshul mdzad/ rang gi skye ba sngon ma rgya nag tu 'khrungs dus bris pa'i [256a] si thang rgya mdzad chen por grags pa de gzigs pa tsam gyis sngon gnas rjes dran gyi tshul bstan pa'i rgyal rigs dang nye ba'i ldan lugs kyi ri mo 'di thugs la bkra lam gyi shar/ [...] gong dkar sgang stod nas byung ba'i mkhyen brtse chen mo de gnyis so so'i bzhed pas lugs kyang cung zad mi mthun par gyur pa dang [...]

• 'dzam gling rgyan gcig dkar chag [1990] (p. 267.4-11): 'phags pa phyag na padma'i sgyu 'phrul dra ba'i zlos gar chos rgyal mes dbon rnam pa gsum gyi drin las pur rgyal bod kyi rgyal khams 'dir bris 'bur gyi srol ji snyed cig dar ba la/ thog ma'i lag rgyun bal po nas mched pa kho na phal che zhing / phyis rdo pa bkras rgyal ba'i slob ma lho brag sman thang pa bzo rig pa'i tshul la gzhan dring mi 'jog pa'i mkhas par gyur te srol btod pa sman lugs/ gong dkar sgang stod pa mkhyen brtse chen mo zhes rnam dpyod sor mo'i 'phrul gyis snang srid kun gzugs brnyan du byed pa de las mched pa mkhyen lugs/ yar stod bye'u'i ri mo la sogs pa rang rang gi bsam pa'i khyer sos lugs tha dad pa mang du snang yang ngo bo sman mkhyen gnyis su ma 'dus pa med cing/ [...]

h2. Students / Family Succession

• 2nd mkhyen rtse ba: sprul sku mkhyen rtse gnyis pa/ (~15th/16th cent.) gong dkar lam 'bras bla brgyud [2024] (p. 46)
• 3rd mkhyen rtse ba: mkhyen brtse tshe dbang kun mkhyen/ (~fl. mid-16th cent.) gong dkar lam 'bras bla brgyud [2024] (p. 46)

gong dkar mkhyen brtse chen mo ni/ dus rabs bco lnga pa'i dus 'gor gong dkar sgang stod du sku 'khrungs/ ('khrungs 'das lo tshigs ma rnyed/) khong ni bod kyi ri mo'i sgyu rtsal gyi srol gtod rnam pa gsum gyi nang tshan/ mkhyen lugs ri mo'i srol gtod pa po yin/ khong byis pa'i dus nas ri mo 'bri bar shin tu dga' zhing / srog chags dang rtsi shing me tog la sogs pa rnams slob dpon la ma bsten par rang bzhin gyis 'bri shes pa dang / sku gzhon nu'i dus nas rig gnas spyi la sbyangs pa mdzad/ lhag par du lha sku sbyong rgyur skom pa chu 'dod lta bu'i re ba yod pas/ gtsang stod du byon te rdo pa bkra shis rgyal po'i drung nas ri mo dang 'jim bzo'i lag shes sgyu rtsal sbyangs te/ mi ring bar rang gi rnam dpyod sor mo'i rtse mor drangs pa las/ phyi nang gi dngos po kun gyi rang bzhin ji lta ba bzhin gson por gzugs brnyan du 'god pa sogs ri mo'i sgyu rtsal la shin tu mkhas par gyur te/ mkhyen lugs kyi ri mo'i srol btod/ bod du rdo pa bkra shis rgyal po las mched pa'i ri mo'i sgyu rtsal mi 'dra ba sman mkhyen rnam gnyis zhes nyi zla ltar yongs su grags/ mkhyen brtse chen mo'i brtsams bya'i sgo nas bshad na/ mkhyen brtse chen mo ni/ gong dkar rdo rje gdan pa chen po'i dngos slob yin pas/ phyi lo 1464 lor gang gi gdan sa gong dkar rdo rje gdan gyi lam 'bras bla brgyud sogs kyi sku 'dra dang / dpag bsam 'khri shing sogs ldebs ris dang bcas pa 'bur sku dang bris thang yod tshad mkhyen brtse chen mo'i phyag bzo yin pa dang / phyi lo 1503 lor zhwa dmar sku phreng bzhi pas bzhengs pa'i yangs pa can chos sde'i ldebs bris rnams kyang / sman bla don grub yab sras dang / gong dkar mkhyen brtse rnam gnyis kyis bzhengs pa nas/ da dung po tA la sogs la'ang mkhyen brtse chen mo'i phyag rtsal gyi rgyun khyab yod la/ da lta'i char yang mkhyen brtse chen mo'i sgyu rtsal ri mo'i 'phrin las kyi rgyun ma nyams pa gnas yod/ mkhyen lugs ri mo'i thun mong ma yin pa'i khyad chos ni/ mkhyen lugs kyis rus tshugs dang 'gying stabs sman lugs dang mi 'dra sa ni/ mkhyen lugs kyi lha drag po'i rigs kyi 'gying stabs dang rol stabs drag shul che la bde nyams dod pa dang / khro bo dang dkyil 'khor 'bri skabs dmigs bsal gyi khyad chos ldan pa/ tshon mdangs cung zad har la rgyan ris kyis gang ba/ yul ljongs kyi bkod pa zhib pa/ bcad mdangs mngon gsal dod pa bcas yin/ zhes mkhas pa gzhan gyis gleng bzhin yod/

kun mkhyen kun dga' rnam rgyal gyi rnam thar dang / lam 'bras bla ma brgyud pa'i rnam thar dang / sde srid kyis mdzad pa'i gser gdung 'dzam gling rgyan gcig gi dkar chag shog grangs 267 mang du /

gong dkar dga' bas/ [version: 2018-05-10]

• 1464-1476: responsible for the artwork at the newly founded monastery of gong dkar rdo rje gdan/ Wangdu 2010 ([p. 2])
• around 1475: artwork at byams pa gling mchod rten/ Jackson 1996 (p. 140) dbus gtsang gnas yig [2001] (p. 158)