01-1 Shakyamuni Buddha In Jokhang Temple

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The Chapel of Jowo Shakyamuni in Lhasa’a Jokhang Temple is the most important shrine in Tibet, housing a 1.5m sitting image of Shakyamuni at the age of 12. It is supposedly one of only three made during his lifetime. It was a gift from the Chinese Princess Wencheng to her husband King Songtsen Gampo. The Jowo sits on a majestic massive three-tiered stone platform. Two silver-plated dragons presented by the Chinese emperor entwine the ornate pillars that support an intricate double canopy over the Jowo. An ornate crown of coral, turquoise, diamonds, rubies, and other precious gems, sits on the Jowo’s head. Note the photo of the current 14th Dalai Lama, allowed in Tibet when I took this photo in 1993.

01-1 Shakyamuni Buddha In Jokhang Temple The Chapel of Jowo Shakyamuni in Lhasa’a Jokhang Temple is the most important shrine in Tibet, housing a 1.5m sitting image of Shakyamuni at the age of 12. It is supposedly one of only three made during his lifetime. It was a gift from the Chinese Princess Wencheng to her husband King Songtsen Gampo. The Jowo sits on a majestic massive three-tiered stone platform. Two silver-plated dragons presented by the Chinese emperor entwine the ornate pillars that support an intricate double canopy over the Jowo. An ornate crown of coral, turquoise, diamonds, rubies, and other precious gems, sits on the Jowo’s head. Note the photo of the current 14th Dalai Lama, allowed in Tibet when I took this photo in 1993.