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'''Songtsen Gampo''' was the first of the [[three great religious kings]] and was an emanation of the [[bodhisattva]] [[Avalokiteshvara]].
'''Songtsen Gampo''' (''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 were built in Tibet.


[[Category: Historical Figures]]
[[Category: Historical Figures]]

Revision as of 08:53, 21 February 2007

Songtsen Gampo (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 were built in Tibet.