Chapter 1 - Shri System (vi): Rtsi 'dul ba thugs rje byangs chub

The {(4a)} latter was ordained in his youth. He was learned in the Doctrine in general, and in particular (he was learned) in the Prajñāparamitā. Having become very famous through his learning, strictness, and goodness, he built vihiras and founded monastic communities. He supported monks and upheld the moral code, and gathered round himself over a thousand monks. Though in general he was learned in all the doctrines, he especially studied the Vinaya and possessed the perfect fragrance of morality.

He held as the chief objects of his meditation Bhaiśajyaguru and Tārā One night be saw in his dream a woman who told him: Son of good family! Avalokiteśvara being the essence of all the Buddhas of the Three Times, make a request to zhang stop dgra ‘jigs at ldog long%, who was to preach next morning the rite of the Mental Creative Effort. Benefit for all living beings will arise! and saying so, the woman disappeared. He met zhagn ston and requested that he might be given the rite of the Mental Creative Effort towards Enlightenment. The latter then bestowed on him the permission (lung) to read (the rite) of the Eleven faced Avalokiteśvara together with its (meditative) practice, its sādhana and propitiation^[1] . He became very pleased and made the vow to fast on a thousand occasions.

On his 300th fast, on the 16th day of the saga month, he saw a vision of the Great Merciful One (Mahākaruṇika), who spoke to him. After that he had again and again visions (of the Bodhisattva), and helped the emanicipation of living beings.