The 'Ba'-ra-ba bKa'-brgyud-pa : Historical and Contemporary Studies 9783902501301

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MARLENE ERSCHBAMER

THE BA’-RA-BA BKA'-BRGYUD-PA HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY STUDIES

WIEN 2017 ARBEITSKREIS FUR TIBETISCHE UND BUDDHISTISCHE STUDIEN UNIVERSITAT WIEN

Herausgeberbeirat / Editorial Board Jens-Uwe Hartmann, Leonard van tier Kuijp, Charles Ramble

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Scherrer-Schaub, Jonathan Silk, Ernst Stemkeilner, Tom Tillemans

lam nd ro’i chos drug las / Byams snying rje^i khrid byang

diub sems kyi gter mdzod Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 7-62 in bKd ’bum; TBRC W19975,12: 23-78

Description: Text written in dbu med. n.3 Title: Zab lam nd ro’i dios drug las / Don dam byang chub sems kyi

khrid yid bzhin nor bi^i gter Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 63-111 in bKif ’bum; TBRC W19975,12: 79-127

Description: Text written in dbu med in the place ’Ba’-ra-brag in an iron dragon year (1340).

11.4 Title: Zdh lam nd ro’i chos drug las /Blabs dien spyod pa’i khrid yig khyad par ’phags pdi gter mdzod Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 112-159 in bKa’ ’bum; TBRC W19975,12: 128-

175 Description: Text written in dbu med in the mountain hermitage of ’Ba’ra-brag. 11.5 itle: Zab lam nd ro’i chos drug las /gTum mo gzhung khrid kyi gdams

pdi go rim (= rims) Edition; Vol. 12, fol. 160-162 in bKcf ’bum; TBRC W19975,12: 176178 Description: Text written in dbu med. This text was requested by Blama gZhon-nu dpal-bzang and edited by Nam-mkha’ rgya-mtsho.’®^ ’^5 Nam-mkha’ rgya-mtsho was a disciple of rJe ’Ba’-ra-ba. For further reading see ’Dzi-sgar mkhan-

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The ’Ba’-ra-ba bKa’-brgyud-pa n.6 Title: Phyag rgya chen po lhan gcig skyes sbyor gyi khrid zab pdi yang mchog yang dag pa snying po’i gter mdzod Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 163-265 in hATa’ ’bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 179-

281 Description: Text written in rffeu med at ’Ba ra-brag in an iron sheep

year (1331 or 1391). n.7 Title: P/ijwg

dien po lhan gcig skyes sbyor gyi ting nge ’dzin gyi

dbang zab mo Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 266-269 in bKd ’bum; TBRC W19975,12: 282285 Description: Text written in dbu med.

U.S Title: Phyag rgya dien po lhan gcig skyes sbyor gyi bka brgyud byin

brlabs Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 270-277 in bKd ’bum; TBRC W19975,12: 286293 Description: Text written in dbu med. n.9 Title: sKyes mchog ’bd ra bdi lugs kyi phyag rgya chen po’i gzhung

chung Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 278-285 in bKd ’bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 294301 Description: Text written in dbu med. II. 10 Title: Phyag rgya chen po lhan gcig skyes sbyor gyi bshad (= gnad) yig Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 286-290 in bKa’ ’bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 302306 Description: Text written in dbu med.

n.l 1 Title: Phyag rgya chen po lhan gcig skyes sbyor gyi khrid kyi ngo sprod mdor bsdus Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 291-297 in bKd ’bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 307-

313 Description: Text written in dbu med in the palace of [g]Shong[s]-chen chen Phrin-las rdo-rje; Don brgyud dpal Idan 'brug pdi mkhas grul> bla tna rgya mtsho i mam thar legs bshad nor bu'i gter mdzod (pp. 163-4).

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yangs-pa in Mon-yul, that is present-day Bhutan. 11.12 Title: Phyag rgya dien po lhan gcig skyes sbyor gyi khrid kyi zur debs

nyams len rin po didi gter mdzod Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 298-312 in bKd 'bum\ TBRC W19975, 12: 314328 Description: Text written in dbu med. Compiled in [g]Shong[s]-chen-

[kha] in Mon-yul, diat is present-day Bhutan.

n.l3 Title: gSang spyod kyi gzhung chung Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 313-317 in bKd 'bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 329333 Description: Text written in dbu med. U.14 Title: gSang spyod kyi khrid yig Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 318-348 in bKd ‘bum', TBRC W19975,12: 334364 Description: Text written in dbu med.

11.15 Title: Las rgyu ‘bras zab mo rten 'brel gyi khrid phun sum tshags pdi

gter mdzod Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 349-382 in bKd ‘bum; TBRC W19975,12: 365368 and 368-398 Description: Text written in dbu med in the mountain hermitage bDechen bkra-shis dPal-ri.’^^ This work is grouped into three parts: The first one bears the title given above (fol. 349-351 in bKa’ ‘bum’, TBRC

W19975,12: 365-368) and the second one is entitled Zab mo rten ‘brel

gyi khrid yig {{qI. 352-382 in ‘bum’, TBRCW19975,12: 368-398). The third part is missing on die collection of Grwa sku-zhang bsTan-

’dzin nor-bu but is indicated in the index.

n.16 Title: Bia ma gsang sgrub ‘phags pa klu sgrub kyis f = kyi) mdzad pa Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 383-393 in bKa’ ‘bum’, TBRC W19975,12: 399409 dPal-ri is the place, where rJe ’Ba’-ra-ba used to practice in Tibet during the summer; see Sec­ tion 2.1.8. See bKd ‘bum (Vol. 14,453.3).

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Description: Text written in dbu med. It contains the commentary writ­ ten down by Nam-mkha’ rdo-rje (1486-1553)?®^ 11.17 Title: Bia ma sgrub pa’i rgya gzhung telo nd ros mdzad pa Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 394-401 in bKa’ 'bum; TBRC W19975,12: 410417 Description: Text written in dbu med. Written by Na-ro-pa (1016-

1100). 11.18 Title: BZa ma sgrub pa’i gzhung chung ’bd ra ba’i lugs Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 402-405 in bKa’ ’bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 418-

421 Description: Text written in dbu med. n.l9 Title; BZa ma sgrub thabs byin rlabs kyi gter mdzod Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 406-449 in bKd ’bum; TBRC W19975,12: 422448,448-451,452-435(7), 454-460,460-464, and 464-465 Description: Text written in meJ. This work is divided into different

parts: a) Bia ma sgrub thabs byin rlabs kyi gter mdzod, fol. 406-432 in bKa’ ’bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 422-448, written in the mountain her­ mitage at *Ba’-ra-brag; b) Bla-ma’i dbang gi zhal gdams, fol. 432-436 in bKd ’bum; TBRC

W19975.12: 448-451; c) 2ab mo dbang gi zhal gdams, fol. 436-438 in bKd ’bum; TBRC

W19975,12: 452^35(7); d) Bia ma yi dam dbyer med kyi zhal gdams, fol. 438-444 in bKa ’bum;

TBRC W19975,12; 454-460; e) Bia ma sku gsum gyi sgrub thabs zhal shes thun mong ma yin pa, fol. 444^8 in bKd ’bum; TBRC W19975,12: 460-464; Nam-mkha’ rdo-rje was a native from Mang-yul sKyid-grong. He studied under the ’Ba’-ra-ba sPnil-sku Nam-mkha’ rgyal-mtshan (1475-1530) and eventually brought the ’Ba’-ra-ba teachings to Mang-yul sKyid-grong.

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f) Bia ma drag por sgrub pdi gdams pa'., fol. 448-449 in bKd 'hum', TBRC W19975,12: 464-465.

11.20 Title: Bia ma sgrub pdi mchod 'bul ngag 'don Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 450-454 in bKd 'bum; TBRC W19975,12: 466470 Description: Text written in dbu med.

11.21 Title: Dag snang zhing sbyong gi gzhung Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 455-457 in bKd 'bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 471473 Description: Text written in dbu med.

D.22 Title: Dag snang zhing sbyong gi khrid yig Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 458^67 in 'bum', TBRC W19975, 12: 474483 Description: Text written in dbu med.

n.23 Title: Chos brgyad mgo snyoms kyi khrid chos brgyad rang grol Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 468-503 in bKif 'bum', TBRC W19975,12: 484519 Description: Text written in dbu med in die monastery sMan-ljongs

’Brang[s]-rgyas[-kha] in sPa-gro, in present-day Bhutan.

11.24 Title: Chos drug yig chung dang bcas pdi zhal shes Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 504-517 in bKd 'bum; TBRC W19975,12: 520533 Description: Text written in dbu med.

n.25 Title: dNgul chi^i zhal gdams ro bcud chen po Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 518-524 in bKd 'bum', TBRC W19975,12: 534540 Description: Text written in dbu med.

11.26 Title: gTum mo bde drod rtsol med kyi chos tshan mams kyi thems yig Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 525-536 in bKd 'bum; TBRC W19975, 12: not downloadable Description: Text written in dbu med.

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n.27 Title: 2hal shes sna tshogs pa gcig Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 525-536 in bKef 'bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 541552 Description: Text written in dbu med.

n.28 Title: dios zhal gdams Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 537-538 in bKd 'bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 553554 Description: Text written in dbu med. n.29 Title: Zab lam nd ro'i dws drug las / 'Od gsal gti mug lam khyer gyi

gzhung chung Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 539-549 in bKa’ 'bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 555565 Description: Text written in dbu med. - n.3O Title: sDigpo die gsang lam khridpdipdi chos drug bsduspa las/'Od gsal gyi khrid Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 550-556 in bKa' 'bum; TBRCW19975,12: 566-

572 Description: Text written in dbu med.

n.31 Title: Zab lam 'bd rdi dios drug las / 'Od gsal gti mug lam khyer gyi gzhung chung Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 557-560 in bKd 'bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 573576 Description: Text written in dbu med.

n.32 Title: sDig po che gsang lam la 'khrid pa chos drug bsdus pa las / rGyu (= sGyu) lus kyi khrid Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 561-573 in bKa' 'bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 577589 Description: Text written in

med.

n.33 Title: ZaZ? lam 'bd ra'i chos drug las / rGyu (= sGyu) lus dn^s 'dzin rang grol gyi gzhung chung Edition: Vol. 12, fol. 574-584 in bKd 'bum; TBRC W19975, 12: 590600

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Description: Text written in dbu med. The title in the catalogue begins with Zab lam nd ro ’/ chos drug las but the text begins as indicated above.

11.34 Title: Zab lam nd ro’i chos drug las / rGyu {- sGyu) lus dngos dzin grang (= rang) grol gyi khrid Edition: Vol. 13, fol. 1-63 in bKd ’bum; TBRC W19975,13: 19-82

Description: Text written in dbu med in the mountain hermitage of dPal Don-grub-sdings, ’Ba’-ra-brag in the Shangs valley. n.35 Title: Zab lam nd ro’i chos drug las /rMi lam nying ’khrul khreg gcod kyi khrid yig

Edition: Vol. 13, fol. 64-81 in bKd ’bum; TBRC W19975,13: 82-99 Description: Text written in dbu med in the mountain hermitage of dPal Don-grub-sdings, ’Ba’-ra-brag in die Shangs valley.

11.36 Title: sDig po che gseng lam la khridpdi chos drug bsdus pa las / rMi lam gyi khrid Edition: Vol. 13, fol. 82-88 in bKif ’bum; TBRC WI9975,13: 100-106 Description: Text written in dbu med.

11.37 Title: Zablam ’bcf rd i chos drug las / rMi lam nying ’phrul khreg gcod (=