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Tibet Lhasa 04 01 Potala Lokeshvara Sandalwood Statue Tibet Lhasa 04 02 Potala Songtsen Gampo Tibet Lhasa 04 03 Potala Princess Wencheng Tibet Lhasa 04 04 Potala Dalai Lama 5 Funerary Stupa Tibet Lhasa 04 05 Potala Dalai Lama 5 and Shakyamuni
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Tibet Lhasa 04 03 Potala Princess Wencheng  [27 of 36]


In the Chogyal Drubphuk to the right of King Songtsen Gampo are statues of his Chinese and Nepalese wives. The tall alert figure of his Chinese wife Princess Wencheng has prominent rounded breasts and a typically Central Asian face. She brought to Tibet the famous statue of Jowo Shakyamuni, now in the Jokhang.
Tibet Lhasa 04 03 Potala Princess Wencheng