Jowo (statue)
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The two Jowo Statues are the Jowo Mikyo Dorje of Akshobhya Buddha, and the Jowo Shakyamuni Rinpoche of Shakyamuni Buddha. The Jowo Mikyo Dorje was brought from Bodhgaya to Nepal, where it stayed in Sw
Jowo Mikyo Dorje
Jowo Shakyamuni Rinpoche
Princess Wencheng
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Princess Wencheng was a princess and member of a minor branch of the imperial clan of the Tang dynasty, who married King Songtsen Gampo of the Tibetan Empire in 641. She is also known by the name Gyas
Jowo (statue)
…Rasa Trulnag, which was purpose built in c. 640 for the statue. The Jowo Shakyamuni Rinpoche was brought to Tibet later by the Tang Chinese princess Wencheng, and is a large 7th-century statue of Gautama Buddha for which the Ramoche was built. Both Jowo statues influenced the tradition of Tibetan art and are…
Princess Wencheng
Ramoche Gonpa, Wencheng's legacy, built originally to house the statue Jowo Shakyamuni Rinpoche