Dates: Kongtrul records the birth year as a wood dog year, which would be 1634, while the more commonly given year of 1646 is a fire dog year. However, this latter date matches with Kongtrul's statement that he passed in a wood horse year in his 69th year, i.e. at the age of 68. +
Generally speaking this can refer to, at least, two individuals: the early philosopher who founded the Madhyamaka school and a later mahāsiddha counted in Tibetan as one of the rig 'dzin brgyad. In terms of the RTZ, this figure generally refers to the later Nāgārjuna. +
There are three texts included in this entry:
#'' thub pa chen po'i gcod khrid kyi khrid yig zab don yang snying'' (pp. 171-181)
#'' thub pa chen po'i mdo gcod dmar 'gyed zhal shes'' (pp. 181-184)
#'' kun mkhyen bo dong pa'i bka' srol thub pa mdo gcod kyi dmar khrid zin bris bla ma'i thugs bcud'' (pp. 184-197) +
There are three sets of lists included in this entry:
#'' khrid brgya'i mtshan tho dmigs bsal'' (pp. 491-494)
#'' mgon brgya'i mtshan tho'' (pp. 494-496)
#'' dbang brgya'i mtshan tho'' (pp. 496-504) +
There are three texts included in this entry:
#'' gcod bskang a ma gnas 'gyur'' (pp. 490-499)
#'' gcod skong nor bu'i bang mdzod'' (pp. 499-502)
# Untitled...'' bskang ba'' (pp. 502-507) +
There are two texts included in this entry:
#'' gcod khrid zab mo 'dod dgu'i char 'bebs'' (pp. 381-393)
#'' rje rang byung rdo rjes mdzad pa'i gdon tshogs dgu ma sa bdag drug sbyor dang mi bskyod rdo rjes mdzad pa'o gdan thog gcig ma gcod tshigs bcad ma gnyis gab sprad nas lus sbyin dang bsngo ba po bya tshul bltas chog 'don 'grigs'' (pp. 393-415) +
There are two texts included in this entry:
#'' gsang sngags lam gyi rim pa'i don khrid ngo sprod du gdab pa rgad po mkhar tshugs'' (pp. 44-47)
#'' rgan mo mdzub tshugs kyi gdams ngag'' (pp. 47-52) +
There are seven texts included in this entry:
#'' gsung ngag rin po che lam 'bras bu dang bcas pa'i gzhung rdo rje'i tshig rkang'' (pp. 1-14)
#'' rdo rje'i tshigs rkang gi bsdus don'' (pp. 14-15)
#'' gsung ngag rin po che'i rnam 'grel don bsdus tshigs bcad ma'' (pp. 15-19)
#'' lta ba 'khor 'das dbyer med kyi gzhung rin chen snang ba'i rtsa ba'' (pp. 19-22)
#'' gsung ngag rin po che lam 'bras bu dang bcas pa'i khrid yig gzhung ji lta ba bzhin du dkri ba'' (pp. 22-36)
#'' lam 'bras kyi gzhung ji lta ba bzhin dkri ba'i khrid yig tshigs bcad ma'' (pp. 36-40)
#'' gzhung ji lta ba bzhin dkri ba'i khrid yig tshigs bcad ma rgyud gsum lam gyi rim pa'i bsdus don'' (pp. 40-43) +
There are four texts included in this entry:
#'' grub chen mi tra dzo kis mdzad pa'i snying po don gsum gyi man ngag gi rtsa ba rdo rje'i tshig rkang'' (pp. 649-652)
#'' snying po don gsum gyi brgyud 'debs byin rlabs mchog stsol'' (pp. 652-653)
#'' 'phags mchog thugs rje chen po'i dmar khrid snying po don gsum gyi nyams len mdor bsdus pa grub pa mchog gi shing rta'' (pp. 653-662)
#'' thugs rje chen po'i dmar khrid mi tra lugs kyi rgyun gyi rnal 'byor ngag 'don snying po'' (pp. 662-665) +
There are three texts included in this entry:
#'' rin chen phreng ba rtsa ba'' (pp. 120-124)
#'' rin po che'i phreng ba'i bshad TIka'' (pp. 124-170)
#'' gnod sbyin mo'i rtogs pa rin chen phreng ba'i zhal gdams '' (pp. 170-179) +
There are four texts included in this entry:
#'' grub pa'i dbang phyug thang stong rgyal po la thugs rje chen pos dngos su gnang ba'i snying po yi ge drug ma'' (pp. 62-66)
#''grub pa'i dbang phyug lcags zam pa chen po'i nye brgyud yi ge drug pa'i sgom lung 'bog tshul gzhan phan mkha' khyab'' (pp. 66-79)
#'' grub pa'i dbang phyug thang stong rgyal po'i nye brgyud thugs rje chen po'i sgom bzlas kyi ngag 'don mdo sngags yongs bcud'' (pp. 79-85)
#'' rje grub thob chen po dge slong pad+ma dkar por skye ba bzhes pa'i tshe 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs la gsol ba btab pa'i rdo rje'i gsung'' (pp. 85-87) +
Following an untitled correspondence between bla ma shAkya rgyal mtshan and a ma byang chub 'bum (pp. 226-228), there are five texts included in this entry:
#'' thams cad mkhyen pa rong ston chen pos yum la gnang ba'i 'pho chos tshams sbyor dang bcas pa'' (pp. 228-233)
#'' 'pho khrid brgyud pa'i gsol 'debs'' (pp. 233-234)
#'' dam pa'i thugs sras kun dga' lhun grub la gsol ba 'debs'' (pp. 234-235)
#'' rong ston 'pho ba sbyong ba'i tshe ngag 'don bya tshul zur bkol mchog gi lam chen'' (pp. 235-239)
#'' rong ston thams cad mkhyen pas mdzad pa'i 'pho ba'i dmigs khrid skal bzang thar par 'dren pa'i lcags kyu'' (pp. 239-251) +
There are two texts included in this entry:
#'' thugs rje chen po rgyal po lugs 'gro 'dul gyi dbang dang sku gsum snying po'i don khrid dang bcas pa'i brgyud 'debs'' (pp. 52-53)
#'' thugs rje chen po'i dmar khrid rgyal po lugs kyi nyams len snying por dril ba 'phags pa dgyes pa'i lam srol'' (pp. 53-59) +