Disciplines
History, Archaeology (40%); Philosophy, Ethics, Religion (20%); Linguistics and Literature (40%)
Keywords
Tibet,
Epigraphy,
History,
Buddhism,
Mnga'ris
Abstract
The main part of this study provides an edition and annotated translation of a historical inscription in
the assembly hall of Dgung phur monastery in Spu rang (Mnga ris, Western Tibet). The inscription
deals with religious and political events in the history of Western Tibet up to the beginning of the 17th
century. The introductory portion of the study includes a description of the inscriptions general
characteristics, a summary of its contents, an enquiry into its date and a discussion of the magistrate
Mgon po skyabs, whom the inscription identifies as the founder of Dgung phur.