Chapter 14c - Gyam bzang chos rje’s Disciples

Among the numerous disciples trained by him were the four who became known as the "Four sgoms": gnyal smad dpal ri ba sangs rgyas bya sgom, gor gdong pa sangs rgyas lha sgom, gser lta ba sangs rgyas le sgom, and dgon gsar ba sangs rgyas rgya sgom.

After the death of the Dharmasvāmin, from the year Wood Male Horse (shing pho rta 1234 A.D.) until the year Water Male Tiger (chu pho stag, 1242 A.D.) the attendant rin chen jo sras acted as abbot for nine years, and then passed away.

After him, the ascetic (rtogs ldan), rgyal po dge mdzes 'od acted as abbot for 38 years, from the year Water Female Hare (chu mo yos, 1243 A.D.) until the year Iron Dragon (Icags 'brug 1280 A.D.). He founded a large vihāra.

After him mkhar chu ba chos bsam 'od acted as abbot, from the year Iron Serpent (lcags sbrul, 1281 A.D.) until the year Earth Dog (sa khyi, 1298 A.D.), for eighteen years. He was described as an incarnation of a disciple of the mahāsiddha u rgyan pa by Vajrayoginī (Vajravārahī) herself.

After him, from the year Earth Female Hog (sa mo phag 1299 A.D.) till the year Water Dog (chu khyi 1322 A.D.), zwa ra ba bde legs 'od acted as abbot for 24 years. He also acted as abbot of thar pa gling in gnyal tshan gsum.

After that bkra shis 'od, who belonged to the Lineage, acted as abbot for 28 years, from the year Water Female Hog (chu mo phag 1323 A.D.) until the year Iron Male Tiger (lcags pho stag 1350 A.D.). The latter has been also a disciple of the lo tsā ba grags pa rgyal mtshan. He entrusted the abbot’s chair to lha grags pa 'od pa, and himself abandoned all worldly activity.

Lha grags pa was born in the year Wood Female Hog (shing mo phag 1335 A.D). At the age of seventeen, he became abbot, and acted as abbot for 54 years from the year Iron Female Hare (lcags mo yos 1351 A.D.) until the year Wood Male Ape (shing pho spre'u 1404 A.D.). He died at the age of 70. Since that time the abbot’s chair was occupied by "the family of Lha." He also acted as personal attendant of the Dharmasvāmin bla ma dam pa. He attended on bu ston rin po che and others, and heard many doctrines.

The Dharmasvāmin lha khang stengs pa became his disciple, and heard many doctrines from him. After him lha bsod nams 'od zer ba acted as abbot for 22 years, from the year Wood Female Hen (shing mo bya, 1405 A.D.) until the year Fire Male Horse (me pho rta, 1426 A.D.). After him spyan snga bsod nams 'od mdzes pa for 26 years, from the year Fire Sheep (me lug, 1427 A.D.) to the Water Ape year (chu spre, 1452 A.D.). After that in the year of the Hen (bya lo 1453 A.D.) there was no abbot.

After that in the year Wood Male Dog (shing pho khyi, 1454 A.D.), spyan snga rdor rgyal ba was appointed to the chair, and occupied the chair for 20 years, until the year Water Serpent (chu sbrul, 1473 A.D.). Then until the present Fire Male Ape year (me pho spre 1476 A.D.) three years passed. In general, since the Dharmasvāmin of gyam bzang’s birth in the year Earth Female Ox (sa mo glang 1169 A.D.) until the present Fire Male Ape year (me pho spre 1476 A.D), 308 years have passed.

During the time of lha bsod nams 'od zer ba, the bla ma sa skya pa rin chen dpal supervised and administered the monastery (gyam bzangs). Gtsang pa nam mkha' byang chub lectured (on the Doctrine), and until the present day the preaching had not been interrupted. The Chapter on gyam bzang pa.