Chapter 18f - Shes rab dpal (Gtsang pa blo gros bzang po ba’s Disciple)

The latter was a nephew of rkyang chen sprul sku.

While he was in the service of rkyang chen nang so, he used to think:

"I should practise religion, this present work does not suit me."

He obtained precepts from the Nirmāṇakāya (rkyang chen sprul sku). He meditated at khyag pa dkar mo of the Upper mountain valley. His elder brother dbon po rin grub used to send provisions to him. Once, when his provisions had come to an end, he himself proceeded to rkyan chen to bring them.

Dbon po rin grub said:

"A man has gone to take provisions to you. Didn't you meet him on the way?"

He returned, but no one had come there (he thus found out that his elder brother had declined him).

He thought:

"I shall not expect any help from you!"

Acting accordingly he proceeded on a round of countries.

At yab he met the skyes mchog (puruṣottama) bsarn gtan dpal ba. While the latter was preaching the Doctrine, he sat beside his seat. Then the purusottama pulled his hair, and lifted his eyes sky wards. He also looked up, and saw dampa sangs rgyas surrounded by great splendour; In this manner he listened to hidden precepts from skyes mchog pa and sngon po yon rdor ba.

Having gone to lha lung he obtained instructions in the Doctrine from rig pa'i 'brug sgra. After that he proceeded towards kong po, and obtained precepts from the Dharmasvāmin mkha' spyod pa and attended on him during the latter’s journey to spo bo. He obtained precepts from many teachers.

After that he practised meditation on the summit of the gyur dmar mountain of gzhung. He spent a considerable time at rdza spo, and became known as the Dharmasvāmin rdza spo ba. After that he proceeded to some hot springs, and stayed in a house with a maṇi wheel. He spent some time in a house in the vicinity of the hot springs. He made a window, and showed his face to all, great and low, and distributed to them a sort of curry made of nettles mixed with other ingredients, including his urine and excrements. His life was long. All presents, which he received, he used to offer to the congregation and was known as a great mahāsiddha.