ebook The Life of the Last Rin Spungs pa Ruler and his Guide to Śambhala Thupten Kunga Chashab

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Monografia Thuptena Kungi Chashaba jest pierwszym opracowaniem przechowywanego w Bibliotece Jagiellońskiej w Kolekcji Pandera A unikalnego tybetańskiego rękopisu autorstwa Ngag dbang ’jig grags z królewskiego rodu Rin spungs, rządzącego Tybetem środkowym w latach 1435-1565. Rig pa ’dzin pa’i pho nya jest cennym źródłem historycznym zawierającym opis królestwa Rin spungs oraz wyjątkowy przewodnik wiodący do mitycznej buddyjskiej krainy Śambhala, związanej z praktyką tantry Kalaczakra. Utwór tybetański, po raz pierwszy przetłumaczony tu w całości na język obcy i skomentowany naukowo, jest także rzadkim przykładem poezji kunsztownej opartej na indyjskiej Kawjadarśi Dandina z VII-VIII w. wprowadzonej w Tybecie w wieku XIII. Zachęcamy do zapoznania się z bogatą tybetańską historią, kulturą i literaturą w pracy Thuptena Kungi Chashaba.

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The presented work is based on the manuscript Rig pa ’dzin pa’i pho nya by Ngag dbang ’jig grags, the 16th century last ruler of Rin spungs in Central Tibet. The manuscript is very rare and interesting for Tibetan literature, not broadly known and studied by Tibetologists both outside and inside Tibet. Two main themes of the manuscript are discussed in detail in the book: the itinerary of Śambhala and the life of the author, Ngag dbang ’jig grags. The volume includes chronological presentation of the manuscript with a commentary: the life of the author, Ngag dbang ’jig grags (second part of the text) and the guide to Śambhala (first part of the text), as well as its complete English translation. In the appendices discussion on the literary aspects of the manuscript is presented, accompanied by different glossaries and the index.

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Acknowledgments 7
Abbreviations 9
Introduction 10

PART 1. Description of the texts Rig pa ’dzin pa’i pho nya 14
Ngag dbang ’jig grags, the author of the text 16
Kingdom of Rin spungs and Rin spungs pa rulers 18
Political and religious activities of Rin spungs pa rulers 26
Analysis of dates of the Rin spungs rulers based on A ’bum’s Rin spungs gdung rabs 32
Was Ngag dbang ’jig grags a sectarian? 34
Marital relations between Phag gru and Rin spungs pa Sger clan 38

PART 2. The Life of Ngag dbang ’jig grags, based on the second part of the text Rig pa ’dzin pa’i pho nya 43
Chronological presentation of the second part of the text 46
The power struggle following the death of Ngag dbang ’jig grags’ father 49
Ascent to the Bsam don grub pa palace (Bsam grub rtse) 50
First fall of Ngag dbang ’jig grags’ power 51
Restoration of Ngag dbang ’jig grags’ power 53
His focus on religious practice 55
Final fall of the Rin spungs power 58
The cause of the declining power 60
Complaints about Tibetan Buddhist practitioners 62
The end of the text and the colophon 62
Conclusion 64

PART 3. Guide to Śambhala based on the 􀏐irst part of the text Rig pa ’dzin pa’i pho nya 66
General description of Śambhala 66
Guide to Śambhala by Ngag dbang ’jig grags 70
Chronological presentation of itinerary to Śambhala 73
Śambhala palace 82
Sources of Ngag dbang ’jig grags on Śambhala 83
Conclusion 84
Location of Śambhala 85
Location of Śambhala in Rig pa ’dzin pa’i pho nya 85
Location of Śambhala discussed in other sources 90

PART 4. English translation of the text Rig pa ’dzin pa’i pho nya 93
Technical notes on the English translation 93
Translation of the text Rig pa ’dzin pa’i pho nya by Ngag dbang ’jig grags 94
The text Rig pa ’dzin pa’i pho nya in Dbu chen transcription 131
Notes on comparative text analysis of manuscript MS199, MSLT and print BP1 131
Notes on specific differences between manuscript MS199, MSLT and print BP1 132
The text of Rig pa ’dzin pa’i pho nya in MS199 kept at the Jagiellonian Library 133
Transliteration of the manuscript MS199 235

Appendix 1. Literary aspects of the text Rig pa ’dzin pa’i pho nya 278
Introduction 278
Poems of different ornaments (rgyan) included in MS199 284
Conclusion 289
Tibetan Old terms (brda rnying) found in the text MS199 290

APPENDIX 2. Sanskrit words found in the text MS199 with English equivalents 293
Synonyms found in the text MS199 294
Names of precious stones used in the text MS199 with English equivalents 296
Names of plants used in the text MS199 with English equivalents 297
A few examples of Tibetan analogy (dpe dang dpe can) from the text MS199 298

APPENDIX 3. Index of personal names, places and monasteries, etc. 300

Bibliography 318
Tibetan Language Sources 318
English Language Sources 320
Dictionaries 321
Electronic sources 322