Chapter 8 - The Chapter on the disciples Bya yul pa

Gul pi pa, Dum bu ri ba, Shab pa gling pa

Gul pi pa, the Great, founded (the monastery) of rgyal po stens at mal gro (dbus).

The great dum bu ri ba of smad founded dum bu ri. He was known as the Bodhisattva zla rgyal of smad.

Shab pa gling pa, the Great, built the monastery of sab pa gling at dags po.

Abbots of kam kam

Khrom bzher (1100 - 1170) established the vīhara of kam kam. Khrom bzher rin chen seng ge was born in a Tantric family at 'chims. He lived as a lay Tantric. He attended on dbyig thang ston pa, who resided at mdo lung, and was a disciple of snam jo dpal and Lha btsun byang chub 'od. He also attended on kam pa, shar ba pa and bya yul pa. At the age of 38, in the year Fire Female Serpent (me mo sbrul–1137 A.D.) he built the monastery of kam kam, and about 208 monks gathered in this monastery.

Skyo ston rin po che byang chub zin chen (1126 -)was born at in the year Fire Male Horse (me pho rta–1126 A.D.). In 1138, he met khrom bzher. At 21, he received the noviciate and the final monastic ordination in the presence of bya 'dul (bya 'dul ba 'dzin pa). In 1171, he became Abbot of kam kam. At the same time he became also Abbot of rgyal lha khang (in 'phan yul).

Khrom bzher jo sras rin chen seng ge (1163 - 1220) was born at 'chims. In 1200, he occupied the chair (of kam kam) and also became abbot of spangs thang stod.

Zhig po rin chen 'byung gnas of 'dul gra (1187-1254). He was a contemporary of sangs rgyas yar byon of stag lung, lha chen po of spyil bu, zem tshe ring mo ba, rgya spangs pa of se spyil bu, lha dge 'dun sgang pa, gan pa da re, and rgya ma pa sang yon.

Bsod nams rin chen was born in 1214. At 19, he received the noviciate and the upasampadā ordination in the presence of the yogin byang seng. He attended on 'dul gra pa and zem tshe ring mo ba. At 41, he became abbot in the year Wood Male Tiger (sing pho stag–1254 A.D.). He died at the age of 73 in the year Fire Male Dog (me pho khyi–1286 A.D.).

Khrom bzher dbon po rong gzhon (1255 - 1327): At the age of 14, he took up ordination at kam kam. At 32, in 1286 A.D., he became abbot. In his fifth year as abbot in the year Iron Female Tiger (lcags pho stag–1290 A.D.) the rebellion of 'bri khung took place, and The monastery of bya yul was damaged by fire. He died at the age of 73, in the year Fire Female Hare (me mo yos–1327 A.D.).

His nephew, the Abbot khrom bzher rin chen seng ge (1305-1365) was a nephew of khrom bzher dbon po rong gzhon. At 20, attended on the ācārya rin gzhon and sangs rgyas ston pa of bya yul, and studied. At 24, in 1328, he became abbot. When he was 59, he appointed his nephew sangs rgyas 'od zer to the abbot’s chair in the year Water Female Hare (chu mo yos–1363 A.D.) and himself retired. He died at the age of 61 in the year Wood Female Serpent (sing mo sbrul–1365 A.D.).

His nephew, sangs rgyas 'od zer (1346 - 1369): At 18, in the year Water Female Hare (chu mo yos–1363 A.D.), he became abbot. He died at the age of 24 in the year Earth Female Hen (sa mo bya–1369 A.D.). For 39 years, the chair of abbot had been empty.

Brtson 'grus bzang po (1313 - 1385): At 37, in the year Earth Female Ox (sa mo glang–1349 A.D.), he became abbot. When he was 49, in the year Iron Ox (lcags glang–1361 A.D.), the All knowing jo nang pa died. The chair remained empty during the Fire Tiger year (me stag–1386 A.D.).

The present Abbot don grub dpal was born in the year Wood Female Serpent (sing mo sbrul–1365 A.D.) at klu gong of 'phan yul.

He became Abbot at the age of 23 in the year Fire Female Hare (me mo yos–1387 A.D.). In the year Fire Female Hen (me mo bya–1417 A.D.), at the age of 31, he composed the chos byung bstan pa rin po che'i gsal byed.

The Chapter on the disciples bya yul pa.