Trisong Detsen
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Trisong Detsen was the 38th King of Tibet from 755 to 797, succeeding his father Tridé Tsuktsen. He was the second of the "Three Dharma Kings of Tibet" — Songtsen Gampo, Trisong Detsen, Ralpachen — ho
Trisong Detsen statue at Samye.
Tibetan Empire
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The Tibetan Empire was centered on the Tibetan Plateau and formed as a result of expansions under the Yarlung dynasty's 33rd king, Songtsen Gampo, in the 7th century. It expanded further under Trisong
Trisong Detsen
…benefactor to Padmasambhava, to Shantarakshita, to his court, and to the founding of the Vajrayana. By the end of his reign, he grew the extent of the Tibetan Empire beyond their previous borders, reset the borders between Tibet and the Tang dynasty in 783, and even shortly occupied the Tang capital at Chang'an in…
A statue of Emperor Songtsen Gampo in a cave at Yerpa
The Tibetan Empire in 700 AD
Copper-plated Sakyamuni Buddha statue during First dissemination
Tibetan plaque, Yarlung dynasty, 600–800 (Collection Al Thani, Paris).