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[[Image:Jowo statue.jpg|frame|'''Jowo Shakyamuni''' | [[Image:Jowo statue.jpg|frame|Jowo Shakyamuni]] | ||
'''Jowo | '''Jowo [[Shakyamuni]]''' aka '''Jowo Rinpoche''' ([[Wyl.]] ''jo bo rin po che'') — the most sacred image in Tibet, housed in the [[Jokhang]] temple in Lhasa. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 18:06, 6 October 2009
Jowo Shakyamuni aka Jowo Rinpoche (Wyl. jo bo rin po che) — the most sacred image in Tibet, housed in the Jokhang temple in Lhasa.
History
Believed to have been crafted during the Buddha's life by the celestial artist, Vishvakarman with the guidance of the god Indra, the Jowo Shakyamuni statue originally belonged to the king of Magadha who gave it to the king of the Tang empire in China. His daughter, Wenchen Kongjo, brought it to Tibet in her dowry when she married King Songtsen Gampo.