Seven men to be tested

Seven men to be tested (Tib. སད་མི་མི་བདུན་, Wyl. sad mi mi bdun) — the first seven monks in Tibet, ordained by Shantarakshita.

1. Ba Trizik (Wyl. sba khri gzigs), ordained as Shrighosha (Skt. Śrīghoṣa; Tib. Palyang)
2. Ba Salnang
3. Ba Trisher (Wyl. sba khri bzher/gzhir)
4. Pagor Vairotsana
5. Ma Rinchen Chok
6. Gyalwa Chokyang
7. Khön Nagendrarakshita

There are alternative lists which include:

• Chim Shakyaprabha (Wyl. mchims Śākyaprabha)
• Tsang Lekdrub (Wyl. gtsang legs grub)
• Lasum Gyalwé Changchub (Wyl. la sum rgyal ba'i byang chub)

According to some sources, there were three younger men, three older men and one was middle-aged.