The Seven Dharmarajas (Tib. Chogyal)
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The Seven Dharmarajas (Tib. Chogyal)
Suchandra (Tib. Dawa Sangpo) c. 900 to 876 BC. Note: the Kalachakra calculations put the life of Shakyamuni Buddha quite a bit earlier than is generally accepted, and the Tibetans produced a number of divergent calculations of the dates given here. Also, many of the names of the kings are often wrongly Sanskritized (back-translated from the Tibetan) in Western publications.
Devendra (Tib. Lhayi Wang) (876-776 BC) - Fond of Sentient Beings
Tejasvin (Tib. Ziji Chän) (776-676 BC) Bearer of the Dharma Wheel and the Auspicious Conch
Somadatta (Tib. Dawä Jin) (676-576) Lord of Speakers
Deveshvara/Sureshvara (Tib. Lhaji Wangchug) (576-476) Destroyer of the City of Delusion
Vishvamurti (Tib.Natshog Zug) (476-376) Conqueror of False Leaders, Holding a Lotus
Sureshana (Tib. Lhayi Wangdän) (376-276) Cutter of Delusion, Uprooter of Karma and Klesha