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Bhrikuti
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Also known as Bhr̥kuti

Bhrikuti Devi (), known to the Tibetans as ', Bhelsa Tritsun ("Besa" Nepal ) or simply ' (), was a Nepali princess from the Licchavi dynasty, and the first queen of King Songtsen Gampo, King of Tibet from 622. Bhrikuti was seen as an incarnation of Green Tara, credited for bringing Buddhism to Tibet, together with the Jowo Mikyo Dorje statue for which the Jokhang in Lhasa was built. thumb|220px|Jowo (statue)|Jowo Mikyo Dorje moved to the Ramoche Temple

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Within Vinony's link graph, Bhrikuti is referenced by 336 other articles, and connects out to Tārā, Korean Buddhism and Sanskrit.

It sits within the topics 7th-century births, 7th-century deaths and 7th-century Nepalese people.

Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.

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Royalty.name
Bhrikuti Devi
Royalty.title
Tsenmo
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Bhrikuti Devi.jpg
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Bhrikuti Devi
Royalty.succession
Queen consort of Tibet
Royalty.reign
622 – 649along with consorts Wencheng, Rithigman, Shyalmotsun, Pogong Mangsa Tricham
Royalty.reign type
Tenure
Royalty.birth_date
7th century
Royalty.birth_place
Nepal
Royalty.death_date
7th century
Royalty.death_place
Tibet
Royalty.spouse
Songtsen Gampo

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Bhrikuti Devi
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0650-00-00
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Bhrikuti Devi (), known to the Tibetans as ', Bhelsa Tritsun ("Besa" Nepal ) or simply ' (), was a Nepali princess from the Licchavi dynasty, and the first queen of King Songtsen Gampo, King of Tibet from 622. Bhrikuti was seen as an incarnation of Green Tara, credited for bringing Buddhism to Tibet, together with the Jowo Mikyo Dorje statue for which the Jokhang in Lhasa was built. thumb|220px|Jowo (statue)|Jowo Mikyo Dorje moved to the Ramoche Temple

==Life== Even though the historicity of Bhrikuti Devi is not certain, and no reference to her has been found among the documents discovered at Dunhuang, "there are increasing indications supporting this hypothesis." There were certainly very close relationships between Tibet and Nepal at this period and, "Such a mythological interpretation discredits in no way the historical likelihood of such a marriage...."

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