rgyal po dha he na te lo

rgyal po dha he na te lo

• rgyal po dha he na ta lo; Dhahena Talo, the king, grandfather of Garab Dorje. Early master in the sems sde lineage. [RY]

According to the early Mind Section sources, “King Dhahena Telo (Dhanadala (dha na d'a la)) was the son of Moonlight, a king in the eastern direction. He attained accomplishment through the Magical Net of Vajrasattva (rdo rje sems dpa' sgyu 'phrul 'dra ba) and had a vision of the forty-two peaceful buddhas. He became the teacher of Rajahasti in the Sandalwood Forest of Gorshikha.” Some of his songs are included in Wellsprings. EPK