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Drak Lhalupuk Cave: Thonmi Sambhota

CHINA, Tibet, Lhasa; Tibetan Empire (circa 7th-9th century); Clay; H: 150 cm
This statue is located in Drak Lhalupuk, the meditation cave where Songtsan Gampo (reigned 629–650) is said to have retreated. Thonmi Sambhota was a minister of Songtsan Gampo and is said to have devised the Tibetan script. Thonmi Sambhota is depicted wearing a beige headdress and a orange robe with blue edges, tied at the waist with a butterfly knot. A sutra case is held near his chest.

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