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Collective biographies of first eight reincarnate lamas of the Kirti Sprul-sku lineage, i.e. the throne holders of Kirti Monastery (i.e. Stag-tshang-lha-mo), located in Amdo Ngawa (A-mdo Rnga-ba; Ch. Sichuan Aba). Volume 1 contains the biographical accounts compiled in the 18th century by the Fifth Kirti Rinpoche Blo-bzang-bstan-paʼi-rgyal-mtshan. Volume 2 contains the last account available in this set; i.e. the biography of the Eighth Kirti Rinpoche Blo-bzang-ʼphrin-las, who passed in 1904, as well as two charts with chronological highlights and summary details.