Historical Context:
Built in 647 CE by Songtsen Gampo for his bride, Princess Wencheng of Tang China, Jokhang Temple is Tibet’s oldest Buddhist temple. It houses the Jowo Shakyamuni, a 12-year-old Buddha statue brought by the princess, considered the most sacred image in Tibetan Buddhism.
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Cultural Practices:
Pilgrims prostrate 250 meters from the temple entrance to the main hall, a ritual known as kora.
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