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Antiquities of Indian Tibet : vol.2 |
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II. Register of the vassal-kings of Bzan-la in Zans-dkar
INTRODUCTION
In September, 1914, I paid a short visit to the Dpe-thub monastery, five miles to the south of Leh, with a view to examining its antiquities. Here I made the acquaintance of its chief lama, Sku-gžog Bakula, who is supposed to be the spiritual descendant of Vakula of old, one of the famous sixteen sthaviras. In the course of our conversation it was pointed out that according to the flesh Bakula was descended from a line of vassal-kings who used to reside at Bzań-la, in Zańs-dkar, as well as at He-na-sku, in Pu-rig. Their kingdom probably stretched from one place to the other. I asked at once whether Bakula was in possession of a pedigree proving such an assertion, to which he replied in the affirmative. Unfortunately Bakula could not find the required document at once, and I had to leave Ladakh without having taken possession of it. Early in 1915, however, it was found, and an exact copy, prepared by Joseph Tshe-brtan of Leh, was sent to my address through the agency of Sir John Marshall.
Together with the Tibetan version I also received an Urdû version of the same text. This Urdû version had been prepared for and submitted to the Kashmiri Wazîr of Ladakh, when the latter made inquiries into the personalities of certain holders of jâgirs some time ago. The Urdû version proved to be of importance in one particular, when a name of a king was forgotten in Joseph's Tibetan copy. I restored this name from the Urdû version and inserted it in its proper place in the Tibetan version. It is put in brackets.
As regards Joseph Tshe-brtan's Tibetan copy, it is furnished with a few additions of an explanatory character by Joseph. In the following text they are inserted in brackets.
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