Ramoche Temple

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Ramoche Temple, circa 2007

Ramoche Temple (T. ར་མོ་ཆེ་དགོན་པ་) is one the most important temples in Tibet, along with the Jokhang Temple. It was founded by Princess Wencheng in the mid seventh century, during the reign of King Songtsen Gampo.[1] The central image of the Ramoche Temple is the statue Jowo Mikyö Dorje, which was brought to Tibet by Princess Bhrikuti.

The temple is located in Lhasa, Tibet.

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Notes

  1. ↑ Ramoche, Treasury of Lives