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'''Songtsen Gampo''' ([[Wyl.]] ''srong btsan sgam po'') (617-698) was the first of Tibet's [[three great religious kings]] and was an emanation of the [[bodhisattva]] [[Avalokiteshvara]]. It was during his reign that the first Buddhist temples in Tibet were built. | '''Songtsen Gampo''' ([[Wyl.]] ''srong btsan sgam po'') (617-698) was the first of Tibet's [[three great religious kings]] and was an emanation of the [[bodhisattva]] [[Avalokiteshvara]]. It was during his reign that the first Buddhist temples in Tibet were built. He married the Nepalese princess [[Bhrikuti]] and the Chinese princess [[Wencheng]]. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*Richardson, Hugh E. "How Old was Srong Brtsan Sgam Po" in ''Bulletin of Tibetology'', 1965. 2.1. pp 5–8. | |||
==Internal Links== | ==Internal Links== | ||
*[[Ka khol ma]] | *[[Ka khol ma]] | ||
*[[Mani Kabum]] | *[[Mani Kabum]] | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.khyentsefoundation.org/patronkingsV.html Biography on Khyentse Foundation website] | |||
*[http://www.tbrc.org/link?RID=P8067 TBRC Profile] | |||
[[Category: Historical Figures]] | [[Category: Historical Figures]] | ||
Revision as of 09:11, 29 April 2010
Songtsen Gampo (Wyl. srong btsan sgam po) (617-698) was the first of Tibet's three great religious kings and was an emanation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. It was during his reign that the first Buddhist temples in Tibet were built. He married the Nepalese princess Bhrikuti and the Chinese princess Wencheng.
Further Reading
- Richardson, Hugh E. "How Old was Srong Brtsan Sgam Po" in Bulletin of Tibetology, 1965. 2.1. pp 5–8.