twenty-five disciples (rje 'bang nyer lnga) of Padmasambhava

the King and the twenty-five Disciples

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Twenty-five Main Disciples of Padmasambhava (rje 'bangs nyer lnga)- in various lists these include

King Trisong Detsen
Denma Tsémang
Dorje Dudjom of Nanam
Drokben Khyechung Lotsawa
Gyalwa Changchub of Lasum
Gyalwa Choyang
Gyalwe Lodro of Dré
Jnanakumara of Nyak
Kawa Paltsek
Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal, the princess of Karchen
King Trisong Detsen
Konchog Jungné of Langdro
Lhapal the Sokpo
Namkhai Nyingpo
Nanam Zhang Yeshe De
Palgyi Dorje of Lhalung
Palgyi Senge
Palgyi Wangchuk
Palgyi Wangchuk of Odren
Palgyi Yeshe
Rinchen Chok of Ma
Sangye Yeshe
Shubu Palgyi Senge
Vairotsana, the great translator
Yeshe Yang
Yudra Nyingpo of Gyalmo

Also
Vimalamitra
Tingdzin Zangpo

Vairotsana; Mandarava; Ye shes mTsho rgyal; rGyal ba mchog dbyangs; Nam mkha'i snying po;dPal gyi seng ge; ye shes dbyangs; Ye shes sde; dPal gyi rdo rje; Khri srong lde'u btsan; mKhar chen dpal gyi dbang phyug; gYu sgra snying po; dPal gyi seng ge; rMa rin chen mchog; Sangs rgyas ye shes; rdo rje bdud 'joms; rGyal ba blo gros; lDan ma rtse mang; sKa ba dPal brtsegs; 'O bran dbang phyug; Jnanakumaravajra; Sog po lHa dpal gzhon nu; Lang gro dKon mchog 'byung gnas; rGal ba byang chub; Dran pa nam mkha' dbang phyug; Khye'u chung mKha' lding; Cog ru Klu'i rgyal mtshan; Ting nge 'dzin bzang po.

twenty-five disciples (rje 'bang nyer lnga). As listed in the Ma-ong Lungten from Lama Gongdü, page 7: rje mnga' bdag nyid, glang dpal gyi seng ge, pa gor bai ro tsa na, rgyal mo g.yu sgra snying po, gnubs nam mkha'i snying po, gnyag dz-nya na ku ma ra, ngan lam rgyal ba mchog dbyangs, sna nam rdo rje bdud 'joms, sba ye shes dbyangs, sog po lha dpal gyi ye shes, zhang sna nam ye shes sde, mkhar chen dpal gyi dbang phyug, lde(n) ma rtse mangs, mchan bu ka ba dpal brtsegs, shu bu dpal gyi seng ge, 'dre rgyal ba blo gros, lo khye'u chung ba, dran pa nam mkha', 'o dran dpal gyi dbang phyug, rma rin chen mchog, gnubs sangs rgyas ye shes, lha lung dpal gyi rdo rje dbang phyug, lang gro dkon mchog 'byung gnas, la sum rgyal ba byang chub, mkhar chen bza' mtsho rgyal.

khri srong lde'u btzan, nam mkha'i snying po, sangs rgyas ye shes, rgyal ba mchog dbyangs, mkhar chen bza', dpal gyi ye shes, dpal gyi seng ge, bee ro tza na, gnyags dzny' na ku ma ra, gyu sgra snying po, rdo rje bdud 'joms, ye shes dbyangs, sog po lha dpal, zhang ye shes sde, dpal gyi dbang phyug[,] ldan ma rtze mang, ska ba dpal brtzegs, shud bu dpal gyi seng ge, rgyal ba'i blo gros, khye'u chung lo, 'o bran dpal gyi dbang phyug, rma rin chen mchog, lha lung dpal gyi rdo rje, lang gro dkon mchog 'byung gnas, la gsum rgyal ba byang chub

dgongs pa klong chen yangs pa’i mkha’ la ‘phyo
rnam ‘gyur brtul zhugs spyod pas ‘gro ba ‘dren
rmad byung rdo rje snying po’i dgongs srog ‘dzin
thugs sras rjes ‘bangs nyer lngar phyag ‘tshal bstod

Eight disciples (rje 'bangs brgyad). The eight chief recipients in Tibet of the Eight Sadhana Teachings transmitted by Guru Rinpoche: King Trisong Deutsen, Namkhai Nyingpo, Sangye Yeshe, Gyalwa Cho-yang, Yeshe Tsogyal, Palgyi Yeshe, Palgyi Senge, and Vairochana.

King Trisong Detsen, Namkhai Nyingpo, Sangye Yeshe, Gyalwa Choyang, the princess of Karchen Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal, Palgyi Yeshe, Palgyi Senge, the great translator Vairocana, Nyak Jnanakumara, Gyalmo Yudra Nyingpo, Nanam Dorje Dudjom, Yeshe Yang, Sokpo Lhapal, Nanam Zhang Yeshe De, Palgyi Wangchuk, Denma Tsémang, Kawa Paltsek, Shupu Palgyi Senge, Dré Gyalwe Lodro, Drokben Khyenchung Lotsawa, Otren Palgyi Wangchuk, Ma Rinchen Chok, Lhalung Palgyi Dorje, Langdro Konchog Jungné and Lasum Gyalwa Changchup