ABSTRACT

Then as the King was thinking to himself: ‘It is the one Supreme Doctrine which is necessary for the welfare of the living creatures of the Land of the Snows1, he saw two rays of light emerge from between the eyelids of the figure which had come into existence of its own accord.2 He saw one of these rays of light fall upon the Princess Gribsun, daughter of the King Armour of Light of Nepal. She was born in the Ga-ape year, and was sixteen years of age. Her complexion was white. She bore the signs of perfection, and she was more beautiful than one could wish for. She was not enmeshed in the ways of the world. From her mouth there emerged the scent of lotus-flowers. She found her power in the Treasury of Jewels. He saw the second ray of light fall upon the Princess Wencheng, daughter of the King Tang Tayisung of China. She was born in the Ga-ape year, and was sixteen years of age. Her complexion was bright and light blue. She bore the signs of perfection, and she was more beautiful then one could wish for. She was not enmeshed in the ways of the world. From her mouth there emerged the scent of hari-sandalwood. She found her power in the Shastra of the Intellect.