1. Content : The Lcang bu insriptions
2. Location : ruins of the Mtshur phu Monastery, 80 kilometers west of Lhasa
3. Date : reign of Khri gtsug lde brtsan (815-836)
4. Condition : extant
5. Photos / Rubbings :
Wang (1982: plate 18): lines 1-45, (plate 19): lines 12-27 (enlarged)
6. References :
Richardson (1949), Tucci (1950: 16-18, 87-90), Wang (1982: 173-181) [I. Translit., I. Trans.], Bsod rnams skyid (1984: 114-120) [*], Richardson (1985: 92-105) [I. Translit., I. Trans.]
(s1) $ / / zhang tshes pong stag bzang nya stos /
(s2) stod kyi lcang bur / gtsug lag khang brtsIgs
(s3) pa'I lo rgyus / / rdo rings la brI bar / / btsan
(s4) po'i bka's gnang ste bris pa' / /
(s5) $ / / btsan po lha sras yab myes kyi sku ring la /
(s6) dam pa'I chos brnyes nas / / gdung rabs
(s7) su dam pa'I chos myI gtang zhing mdzad par
(s8) chos gtsigs dang / bka' lung stsald pa
(s9) las 'byung ba bzhIn / / zhang tshes pong nya stos /
(s10) dam pa'I chos nyams su blangs / / btsan
(s11) po lha sras / khrI gtsug lde brtsan 'phrul gyi
(s12) bka' drIn / / zhang nya sto la cher stsald pas
(s13) / bka' drIn chen po bsab pa'I phyir / /
(s14) btsan po sku yon du bsngos te / / smon lam
(s15) rgya cher btab nas / / stod lungs kyI lcang bur
(s16) / gtsug lag khang brtsIgs ste / / dkon
(s17) mchog gsum gyI rten btsugs / / dge
(s18) slong bzhI gnas par sbyar nas / / rkyen kyI
(s19) bran dang / zhIng 'brog dang / lha cha dang / nor rdzas
(s20) dang / rkang 'gros las stsogs pa / tshang bar
(s21) bcad de / / btsan po khri gtsug lde brtsan
(s22) gyi sku yon rgyun myI 'chad par byed do / /
(s23) gtsug lag khang 'dI'i mtshan yang / /
(s24) btsan po'i bka' zhal gyIs btags ste /
(s25) 'on cang do'i thugs dam gyI gtsug lag
(s26) khang chen po'i mjug la gdags shIng /
(s27) chis kyang / / bla nas mdzad par / / bka's
(s28) gnang / / lha rIs kyi 'bangs dang / dkor
(s29) la / khral myI dbab pa dang / khva dang / chad ka
(s30) myi bzhes pa las stsogs pa yang / / lha rIs
(s31) chen po'i thang du / / bka's gnang ngo / /
(s32) gtsug lag khang 'dI'i rkyen rIs bsngo zhing
(s33) spyad pa yang / / zhang nya stos / jI ltar byas shIng /
(s34) bsngos pa bzhIn brtsan bar / / bka's gnangognang ngo /
(s35) $ / nam zhIg na / / zhang nya sto la / bu tsha rgyud yong
(s36) myed pa zhIg du gyur na / / khol yul las stsogs
(s37) pa dbang ngo cog / / blar yang myI bzhes /
(s38) gyang myI sbyin bar / / gtsug las khang 'dI rkyen /
(s39) du bsnan par / / bka's gnang ngo / /
(s40) gtsug lag khang gI rkyen bcad pa'i dkar
(s41) cag dang / bsngos yIg bla dpe ni / / bcom ldan
(s42) 'da's rIng lugs kyi 'dun sar bzhag / /
(s43) 'og dpe ni / / 'on cang do gtsug lag khang gI
(s44) gnas brtan dang / mngan la stsald / / dpe
(s45) de dang 'dra ba gcIg ni / / gtsug lag khang
(s46) 'dir gzhag par / / bka's gnang ngo / /
(e1) $ / zhang tshes pong
(e2) gsas sto'i bu
(e3) tsha / / gtsIgs
(e4) gnang ba'I / bla
(e5) dpe ni / / phyIng ba
(e6) 'I skun mkhar
(e7) na / / gtsIgs
(e8) chen po gzhan gyI
(e9) zla la bzhag / / de
(e10) dang 'dra ba rnam
(e11) gcIg ni / gtsigsg+s
(e12) gzhan gyI zla la /
(e13) bka'I sar bzhagzh+g
(e14) / gtsIgs kyi /
(e15) 'og dpe 'phra
(e16) men gyI sgrom bu
(e17) ni / gtsug lag
(e18) khang 'dI'i mdzod
(e19) du gzhag par /
(e20) bka's gnang
(e21) ngo / /