Buchu Lhakhang is a temple located in the Kongpo region. One of four border supressing temples founded by Songtsen Gampo in the seventh century, it was built to supress the supine demoness of Tibetan mythology. Originally associated with the Nyingma, most recently it functions as a Geluk institution, with several monks in residence at the site.
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The Demoness of Tibet is a close copy of a well-known image located in the Tibet Museum in Lhasa. The landscape of Tibet is shown as the mythical demoness of Tibetan legend. Important Buddhist temples and monasteries are located across her body, spanning from the Ngari region in the west to Kham in the east.
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The TBRC RID number refers to the unique ID assigned by the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center (TBRC.org) to each historical figure in their database of Tibetan literature.