Terjék József: Collection of Tibetan MSS and Xylographs of Alexander Csoma de Kőrös.

Catalogue

83 33. Bstan-rcis; '"Dod-sbyin gter-bum" "A treasury fulfilling desires. A chronology." Pothi, Tibetan paper (9 cm x 50 cm), Xylograph (6.5 cm x 44 cm), ff. 1-31, 6 lines. Volume signature: ka, Introduction (l

v): 'dir sans-rgyas-kyi bstan-pa rin-po-őhe jl-cam gnas áes-par byed-pa ni bstan-rcis-la rag-las | de yan ran-lugs khon-du Őhad-pa gal-íhe-ba dan-por bkod | gáan-lugs man-po-la brtag-pa gnis Contents: 1. rein-lugs bkod-pa (l

v), 2. gzan-lugs brtag-pa (l9

r). Colophon (31

r): de-ltar bstan-rcis "'Dod-sbyin gter-bum" ies bya-ba | snigs-dus-kyi 'gro-ba'i skyabs dam-pa thams-iad mkhyen-pa Padma dkar-pos mjad-pa'i nun-nu rnam-gsal gáir-báag | ston-pa sans-rgyaspa'i dus-kyi gza'-'jin dan | Dus-kyi 'khor-lo dan-por gyur-pa'i sriags-kyi rgyud-sde ma-lus-pa gsuns-pa'i dus-kyi gza' bái'i gnas-chul sogs 'di-ltar sgrigs-áig gsun-ba-ltar Rje de-nid-kyi zabs dan | bla-ma dam-pa Nag-dbari blo-gros áes Mar-rnog yab-sras-kyi dban-rgyud man-nag thams-iad thugssu 'khyil-áin Rnog-'brug-gi bstan-pa spel-ba gan de'i zabs rin-du bstenpa'i bhiksu Su-re-áa-ma-ti bha-dras 'chad nan-gyi gsen-la sug-bris-su btab-pa'o | The author of this chronological work, which soon became widely cnown in the field of Tibetan studies, is Suresamatibhadra (Lha-dban blo-gros bzan-po). He prepared his work in 1592 and it is based on the theory of the fomour authority of the 'Brug-pa order, Padma dkar-po (15261592). He was inspired spiritueilly by Nag-dban blo-gros. The first chapter of the study, which is made up of two chapters, deals with the author's