Tri Songdetsen (Tibetan: ཁྲོ་སྲོང་ལྡེ་བརྩན། ཁྲི་སྲོང་ལྡེ་བཙན, Wylie: khri srong lde brtsan/btsan, ZYPY: Chisong Dêzän, Lhasa dialect: [ʈʂʰisoŋtetsɛ̃]) was the son of Me Agtsom, the 38th emperor of Tibet. He ruled from AD 755 until 797 or 804. Tri Songdetsen was the second of the Three Dharma Kings of Tibet, playing a pivotal role in the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet and the establishment of the Nyingma or "Ancient" school of Tibetan Buddhism.
The empire Tri Songdetsen inherited had declined somewhat from its greatest extent under the first Dharma King, Songtsen Gampo. Disintegration continued when, in 694, Tibet lost control of several cities in Turkestan and, in 703, Nepal broke into rebellion. Meanwhile, Arab forces vied for influence along the western borderlands of the Tibetan empire. Nevertheless, Tri Songdetsen became imperial Tibet's greatest ruler and an unparalleled Buddhist benefactor.[1]
^Kapstein, M. (2013). Tibetan Buddhism: A very short introduction.
Statements of the Sba Family, occurred in about 761 when Tri Songdetsen Detsen sent a party to the Yizhou region to receive the teachings of Kim Hwasang...
in the 7th century. The empire further expanded under the 38th king, TrisongDetsen, and expanded to its greatest extent under the 41st king, Rapalchen...
though they do not associate this figure with TrisongDetsen. According to the Testament of Ba, TrisongDetsen had invited the Buddhist abbot and philosopher...
of the Yarlung Dynasty, which include Songtsen Gampo the 33rd king, TrisongDetsen the 37th king, and Ralpachen. All three kings respectively contributed...
called 'Kumari-gaal' which is south to Khaasti. However, the emperor TrisongDetsen (r. 755 to 797) of the Tibetan Empire is also traditionally associated...
King TrisongDetsen of Tibet (reigned c. 800–815 CE – though various accounts give the beginning of his reign as 797 or 804 CE). TrisongDetsen retired...
lineage, was a member of TrisongDetsen's court and became Padmasambhava's student before gaining enlightenment. TrisongDetsen also invited the Chan master...
happened gradually or suddenly. It took place at Samye Temple, hosted by TrisongDetsen, between Indian Monastics from Nalanda and Chinese Moheyan from Tang...
Sanskrit into Tibetan in the eighth century, during the reign of King TrisongDetsen (r. 710–755). Nyingma traditional histories consider their teachings...
Tibetan Buddhism. This mountain was a site where Guru Rinpoche and TrisongDetsen had meditated during the 8th Century. When it was built, its main section...
rma-rgyal-ldong-skar, ? – ?) was an Empress consort of Tibet. She was empress of TrisongDetsen, the famous Dharma king. Unlike her husband, she was a follower of Bon...
first of the three Dharma Kings (Wylie: chos rgyal) — Songtsen Gampo, TrisongDetsen, and Ralpacan — who established Buddhism in Tibet. The inscription on...
temple was constructed between 787 and 791 under the patronage of King TrisongDetsen. Earlier in date is the Testament of Ba, the oldest account of the construction...
Jigme Lingpa merged the mindstream tributaries of Vimalamitra and King TrisongDetsen of whom he, Jigme Lingpa, was a joint 'emanation' (Tibetan: tulku) or...
fourth reincarnations of Chokgyur Lingpa. This lineage traces back to TrisongDetsen, the Tibetan king who invited Padmasambhava to Tibet. Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo...
tsa na) was a lotsawa or "translator" living during the reign of King TrisongDetsen, who ruled 755-97 CE. Vairotsana, one of the 25 main disciples of Padmasambhava...
period between the reigns of TrisongDetsen and Sadnalegs is very unclear, with several conflicting reports. TrisongDetsen is said to have had four sons:...
Tapihritsa was contemporaneous with Ligmincha, King of Zhangzhung, and TrisongDetsen, Emperor of Tibet. Tapihritsa is often visualized as representing the...
quickly put down the rebellion and had rebels purged. The young prince TrisongDetsen succeeded, Takdra Lukhong was appointed nang lön chen po ("Chief Inner...
Padmasambhāva (8th century CE) and Śāntarakṣita (725–788) were invited by King TrisongDetsen, some time before 767. Tibetan Buddhism reflects the later stages tantric...
Samye in the Tibetan Empire to engage in translation, at the time of TrisongDetsen, in the eighth century CE. Jinamitra worked with Jñānagarbha and Devacandra...
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