Indian Antiquary Vol 35

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
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5. Lha-chen-dpalgyi-mgon, he received Ladakh as one)
third of his father's realm. 6. 'Gro-mgon, and Chosmgon
About 1000—1100 A. D. 7. Lha-chen-gragspa-lde ... ... 8. Lha-chon-byang-chub-sem-dpa ... 9. Lha-chen-rgyalpo, he was the founder of the first Tibetan
lamasery in Ladakh, at Likir. 10. Lha-chen-utpala, he conquered Laboul and Purang ...
About 1100-1200 A. D. 11. Lha-chen-nag-lug, he was the founder of Wanla and
Khalatse. 12. Lha-chen-dge-bhe... ... 13. Lha-chen-joldor ... 14. Krashis-mgon ...
*** About 1200-1300 A. D. 15. [Lha-rgyalji 16. Lha-chen-jo-dpal ... 17. Lha-chen-dgos-grub; henceforth all novices have to go to
Central Tibet. 18. Lha-chen-rgyalba-rinchen 19. Lha-chen-shesrab, he built the village Senge sgang About 1800-1400 A. D.
near Sabu. 20. Lha-chen-khri-btsog.lde; he built 108 stupas in Loh,
and 2 x 108 in Saba, 21. Lha-chen-grags-'abum-lde, contemporaneous with bTsong
khapa, whose date is 1878-1441 A. D. This king will be treated more fully under Inscription No. 1.
About 1400—1450 A. D. 22. Lha-chen-gragspa-'abam, younger brother of the preced
ing; he built Tingmogange and reigned there. 23. Lha-chen-bbara ; he was the son of Lha-chen-gragspa->
'abum. 24. Lha-chen-bhagan ; he deposed the sons of Lha-chen-grags- LA
en-bhagan; he doposed the sons of Lachen-gras About 1480-1580 A. D.
'abum-lde. 25. Lha-chen-ha-dbang-mam-rgyal; deposed by his younger
brother bKrashis-rnam-rggal.
1 This king is doubtful. The name oooars only in Sohlegintweit'. M8. It is quite possible also that it stands in the wrong place. One great advantage of taking it out here would be that it geta king Lha-chen-rgyalbu-rinohen's date in oloser correspondence with the Rdja Tarangins of Kashmir.
This king apparently ooours in the Raja Tarangint under the name of Ripohana Bhoti, 6. e., Rinchen the Tibetan. It must be understood that in the above only the word Rinchen is the proper name; tha chon means • great god,' and is the title of many kings; rgyalbu menns 'prince. This king invaded Kashmir in 1814 A. D. And reigned in Kashmir from 1818-1818 A, D, nooording to Cunningham, Il Cunningham's date is correct, I am Frrong by 10-20 yours, which is not much considering the great anoortainty of the whole. It is of some partioular interest that the Raja Tarangini specially states that a Tibetan prince quarrolled with his father and therefore left home. For this reason we do not find Binchen mentioned as a 'king,' but only as a 'prinoe,' in the Tibetan record. Before he loft Ladakh a son had probably been born to him.
As we know from the Balu-mkhar Inscriptions, the original name of this village was mTbing-brang, house of the lapis lasuli. The prenent namo yTing-agang, us we find it in the r-Gyalrabe, was probably given in recollection of the Tibetan place-name yling skyes. There is no proper sense in the present DAM Ting-agang; for yling means 'doep' (of water) and sgang hill-spur.' But whether the present name ought to be spelt mThingmoegang, 'full of lapis lazuli,' or mThingmo'sgang, lapis lazuli Lill,' I must leave undecided.