Pha Trelgen Changchup Sempa

Pha Trelgen Changchup Sempa is a mythical monkey-ancestor of the Tibetan people. With King Gesar and Avalokiteśvara, of whom he is an incarnation, he is one of the most important figures in Tibetan culture.^[1] Pha means "father", Trelgen "old monkey" and Changchup Sempa refers to the bodhisattva (Changchub meaning "enlightenment" and Sempa meaning "intention").

^ The myth is attested in the book Maṇi bka' 'bum, allotted to^{[clarification needed]} King Songtsen Gampo.

[1] The myth is attested in the book Maṇi bka' 'bum, allotted to^{[clarification needed]} King Songtsen Gampo.

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