Chapter 10 - The chapter on Kam pa and Shar ba pa

[Full title: The chapter on Kam pa and Shar ba pa, disciples of Dgon pa pa, and their followers]

Byang chub dge mdzes (1084-1167) a disciple of sne’u zur pa and native of mnga’ ris. His family name was dge shing. He studied the Vinaya with tsha rong pa. He also met phu chung ba, glang ro thang pa, kam pa and kham pa lung pa. The kalyāṇa mitras gre pa having come to gyer in order to present his knowledge to sne’u zur pa, he acted as his priest. When sne’u zur pa died, he obtained a section of the Doctrine from bya yul pa and meditated at the monastery of byes can. He died in the Fire Hog year (me phag lo–1167 A.D.).

Skor, the Great. He was ordained as novice and then received the final monastic ordination in the presence of gnyags chung lo tsA ba. He briefly met sne’u zur pa. Gun pa ba prophesied to him, and according to it, he obtained from mnga’ ris pa dge mdzes the teaching of sne’u zur pa. He built the great stūpa of stag can in yar klungs.

Skor appointed skor jo sras to the abbot’s chair. However, the kalyāṇa mitra ston dar and the sthavira brtsod se did not install him (as abbot) and he proceeded to sha 'ug stag go. He was again invited to stag can. He died at rgya sa sgang.

Mar pa phug pa (1156-1228) was ordained in the presence of gser sdings pa and received the final monastic ordination in the presence of klubs dkar. He studied extensively the Vinaya. For twenty years he practised meditation and studied with skor jo sras the precepts of the bka’ gdams pas. From 63 onwards, he began teaching. He took over stag can, ser ba dgon pa, rgyas sa sgang, btsan thang and rong skam.

His successor was zhig po kun grol. His native place was Eastern yar klungs. He received the noviciate and the final monastic ordination in the presence of gra 'dul and yol lcags. He had also been a disciple of sangs rgyas sgom pa of snar thang. When sa skya pa arrived in dbus, he invited him to dpungs rings and offered him a hundred presents. He studied the bstan rim with zem at bya yul, and the lam rim (of the Master) with lha spu gu do ba.

Sangs rgyas ston pa: His family was mtha' bzhi. He took up the final monastic ordination (upasampadā) at spyil bu in the presence of bha 'gro bo'i mgon po, and laboured extensively for the welfare of the Doctrine and living creatures. He died in the year Water Female Ox (chu mo glang–1313 A.D.).

Sangs rgyas dbon, the Great, was a disciple of lha zur khang pa. He studied the bka’ gdams doctrine under sangs rgyas ston pa at chos phug. He passed away in the year Earth Male Dog (sa pho khyi–1358 A.D.).

At chos phug, sangs rgyas dbon po was succeeded by chos phug pa gzhon nu blo gros, grags pa rgyal mtshan, grags pa bzang po, rdo rje rgyal mtshan and sangs rgyas rdo rje. Till the present time the practice of preaching the lam rim chen po of skor to an assembly has not been interrupted. The chapter on kam pa and shar ba pa, disciples of dgon pa pa, and their followers.