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[[Jowo Shakyamuni]] or [[Jowo Rinpoche]] ([[Wylie]] [[jo bo rin po che]]) is, with [[Jowo Mikyö Dorje]], the most [[sacred]] statue in [[Tibet]]. [[Jowo Rinpoche]] is housed in the [[Jokhang temple]] and [[Jowo Mikyö Dorje]] in the [[Ramoche temple]] in [[Lhasa]]. | [[Jowo Shakyamuni]] or [[Jowo Rinpoche]] ([[Wylie]] [[jo bo rin po che]]) is, with [[Jowo Mikyö Dorje]], the most [[sacred]] statue in [[Tibet]]. [[Jowo Rinpoche]] is housed in the [[Jokhang temple]] and [[Jowo Mikyö Dorje]] in the [[Ramoche temple]] in [[Lhasa]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The [[Jowo Rinpoche]] statue has a long history and is said to have been personally blessed by the [[Buddha]]. It came to be owned by the [[king]] of [[Magadha]], who gave it to a {{Wiki|Tang emperor}} of [[China]]. The [[emperor's]] daughter, [[Wenchen Kongjo]]. carried it to [[Lhasa]] via [[Lhagang]] in a wooden cart when she [[married]] [[King Songtsen Gampo]]. During Mangsong Mangtsen's reign (649-676), because of a threat that the Tang {{Wiki|Chinese}} might invade, [[Princess Wencheng]] is said to have hidden the statue of [[Jowo Rinpoche]] in a secret chamber in the [[Jokhang]]. [[Princess Jincheng]], sometime after 710 CE, had it placed in the central chapel of the [[Jokhang]]. It was replaced at [[Ramoche]] by a statue of [[Jowo Mikyo Dorje]], a small bronze statue of the [[Buddha]] when he was eight years old, crafted by {{Wiki|Vishvakarman}}, and brought to [[Lhasa]] by the {{Wiki|Nepalese}} [[Wikipedia:Queen consort|queen]], [[Bhrikuti]]. [[Jowo Mikyo Dorje]] was badly damaged by the {{Wiki|Red Guards}} during the {{Wiki|Cultural Revolution}}.<ref>{{Nolinking|Dorje, Gyume (1999), p. 92. Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan. Footprint Handbooks, Bath, England. ISBN 0-8442-2190-2.}}</ref><ref>{{Nolinking|Tibet (6th edition), p. 104. (2005) Bradley Mayhew and Michael Kohn. Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-74059-523-8.}}</ref> | + | The [[Jowo Rinpoche]] statue has a long history and is said to have been personally blessed by the [[Buddha]]. It came to be owned by the [[king]] of [[Magadha]], who gave it to a {{Wiki|Tang emperor}} of [[China]]. The [[emperor's]] daughter, [[Wenchen Kongjo]]. carried it to [[Lhasa]] via [[Lhagang]] in a wooden cart when she [[married]] [[King Songtsen Gampo]]. During Mangsong Mangtsen's reign (649-676), because of a threat that the Tang {{Wiki|Chinese}} might invade, [[Princess Wencheng]] is said to have hidden the statue of [[Jowo Rinpoche]] in a secret chamber in |
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| + | the [[Jokhang]]. [[Princess Jincheng]], sometime after 710 CE, had it placed in the central chapel of the [[Jokhang]]. It was replaced at [[Ramoche]] by a statue of [[Jowo Mikyo Dorje]], a small bronze statue of the [[Buddha]] when he was eight years old, crafted by {{Wiki|Vishvakarman}}, and brought to [[Lhasa]] by the {{Wiki|Nepalese}} [[Wikipedia:Queen consort|queen]], [[Bhrikuti]]. [[Jowo Mikyo Dorje]] was badly damaged by the {{Wiki|Red Guards}} during the {{Wiki|Cultural Revolution}}.<ref>{{Nolinking|Dorje, Gyume (1999), p. 92. Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan. Footprint Handbooks, Bath, England. ISBN 0-8442-2190-2.}}</ref><ref>{{Nolinking|Tibet (6th edition), p. 104. (2005) Bradley Mayhew and Michael Kohn. Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-74059-523-8.}}</ref> | ||
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The [[Ramoche temple]] was gutted and partially destroyed in the 1960s and the bronze statue disappeared. In 1983 the lower part of it was said to have been found in a [[Lhasa]] rubbish heap, and the upper half in {{Wiki|Beijing}}. They have now been joined and the statue is housed in the [[Ramoche Temple]], which was partially restored in 1986,<ref>{{Nolinking|Dowman, Keith. 1988. The Power-Places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide, p. 59. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London. ISBN 0-7102-1370-0 (ppk).}}</ref> and still showed severe damage in 1993. | The [[Ramoche temple]] was gutted and partially destroyed in the 1960s and the bronze statue disappeared. In 1983 the lower part of it was said to have been found in a [[Lhasa]] rubbish heap, and the upper half in {{Wiki|Beijing}}. They have now been joined and the statue is housed in the [[Ramoche Temple]], which was partially restored in 1986,<ref>{{Nolinking|Dowman, Keith. 1988. The Power-Places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide, p. 59. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London. ISBN 0-7102-1370-0 (ppk).}}</ref> and still showed severe damage in 1993. | ||
| − | The restoration of the [[Jowo]] was possible thanks to [[Ribur Rinpoche]] (1923–2006), a revered [[lama]] who was jailed by the {{Wiki|Chinese}} {{Wiki|Army}} in 1959 for 20 years in [[Lhasa]] and was released in 1979 in connection with the liberalization {{Wiki|politics}} of Deng Xiaoping. [[Ribur Rinpoche]] was granted with a position at the Office of [[Religious]] Affairs of [[Tibet]] and he began attempts to bring back [[spiritual]] [[sacred]] [[treasures]] that had been taken to [[China]]. In 1983, with the help of the [[10th Panchen Lama]], he succeeded in finding the upper part of [[Jowo Mikyö Dorje]] and brought it back to [[Tibet]]. The [[Panchen Lama]] explained to the {{Wiki|Chinese government}} how [[sacred]] the value of Jowos was for [[Tibetans]] and that their response to the quest of [[Ribur Rinpoche]] would help to prove the sincerity of the new {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[religious]] policies.<ref>[http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Ribur+Rinpocheis+no+more,+His+Story+Remains+with+Us&id=11653 Ribur | + | The restoration of the [[Jowo]] was possible thanks to [[Ribur Rinpoche]] (1923–2006), a revered [[lama]] who was jailed by the {{Wiki|Chinese}} {{Wiki|Army}} in 1959 for 20 years in [[Lhasa]] and was released in 1979 in [[connection]] with the liberalization {{Wiki|politics}} of [[Deng Xiaoping]]. [[Ribur Rinpoche]] was granted with a position at the Office of [[Religious]] Affairs of [[Tibet]] and he began attempts to bring back [[spiritual]] [[sacred]] [[treasures]] that had been taken to [[China]]. In 1983, with the help of the [[10th Panchen Lama]], he succeeded in finding |
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| + | the upper part of [[Jowo Mikyö Dorje]] and brought it back to [[Tibet]]. The [[Panchen Lama]] explained to the {{Wiki|Chinese government}} how [[sacred]] the value of Jowos was for [[Tibetans]] and that their response to the quest of [[Ribur Rinpoche]] would help to prove the sincerity of the new {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[religious]] policies.<ref>[http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Ribur+Rinpocheis+no+more,+His+Story+Remains+with+Us&id=11653 Ribur Rinpoche is no more, His Story Remains with Us]</ref><ref>[http://www.lamayeshe.com/index.php?sect=article&id=433 Preface and Short Biography]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:42, 17 July 2024
Jowo Shakyamuni or Jowo Rinpoche (Wylie jo bo rin po che) is, with Jowo Mikyö Dorje, the most sacred statue in Tibet. Jowo Rinpoche is housed in the Jokhang temple and Jowo Mikyö Dorje in the Ramoche temple in Lhasa.
History
The Jowo Rinpoche statue has a long history and is said to have been personally blessed by the Buddha. It came to be owned by the king of Magadha, who gave it to a Tang emperor of China. The emperor's daughter, Wenchen Kongjo. carried it to Lhasa via Lhagang in a wooden cart when she married King Songtsen Gampo. During Mangsong Mangtsen's reign (649-676), because of a threat that the Tang Chinese might invade, Princess Wencheng is said to have hidden the statue of Jowo Rinpoche in a secret chamber in
the Jokhang. Princess Jincheng, sometime after 710 CE, had it placed in the central chapel of the Jokhang. It was replaced at Ramoche by a statue of Jowo Mikyo Dorje, a small bronze statue of the Buddha when he was eight years old, crafted by Vishvakarman, and brought to Lhasa by the Nepalese queen, Bhrikuti. Jowo Mikyo Dorje was badly damaged by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution.[1][2]
The Ramoche temple was gutted and partially destroyed in the 1960s and the bronze statue disappeared. In 1983 the lower part of it was said to have been found in a Lhasa rubbish heap, and the upper half in Beijing. They have now been joined and the statue is housed in the Ramoche Temple, which was partially restored in 1986,[3] and still showed severe damage in 1993.
The restoration of the Jowo was possible thanks to Ribur Rinpoche (1923–2006), a revered lama who was jailed by the Chinese Army in 1959 for 20 years in Lhasa and was released in 1979 in connection with the liberalization politics of Deng Xiaoping. Ribur Rinpoche was granted with a position at the Office of Religious Affairs of Tibet and he began attempts to bring back spiritual sacred treasures that had been taken to China. In 1983, with the help of the 10th Panchen Lama, he succeeded in finding
the upper part of Jowo Mikyö Dorje and brought it back to Tibet. The Panchen Lama explained to the Chinese government how sacred the value of Jowos was for Tibetans and that their response to the quest of Ribur Rinpoche would help to prove the sincerity of the new Chinese religious policies.[4][5]
Footnotes
- ↑ Dorje, Gyume (1999), p. 92. Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan. Footprint Handbooks, Bath, England. ISBN 0-8442-2190-2.
- ↑ Tibet (6th edition), p. 104. (2005) Bradley Mayhew and Michael Kohn. Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-74059-523-8.
- ↑ Dowman, Keith. 1988. The Power-Places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide, p. 59. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London. ISBN 0-7102-1370-0 (ppk).
- ↑ Ribur Rinpoche is no more, His Story Remains with Us
- ↑ Preface and Short Biography
