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He married the two princesses (Bhrikuti &amp; Wencheng) respectively from Nepal and China. Both of the princesses brought a sacred statue of Buddha Shakyamuni to Lhasa. During his regime, he built the first temple in Tibet, established a code of laws according to Dharma principles, and had his officials develop the Tibetan script. The translation of Buddhist texts was started by him.<br /> <br /> King Song Tsen Gampo succeed the crown when he was thirteen, and then he built two temples, i.e., Rasa Trulnang Tsuglag Kbang and Ramoche Tsuglag Khang, in Lhasa. The fact that the Tibetan script was then modelled one of those current in India is because he sent his minister Thonmi Sambhota to India to learn Sanskrit and writing. His invitation of Acharya Kumara and Brahmin Shankara from India and the Nepalese Acharya Shilmanju began the translation and spreading of the Buddha's teachings. Although the king didn't study the doctrine deliberately, he himself gave instruction mainly concerning the teachings of the Arya Avalokiteshvara to many people.</p> <p><img height="280" alt="Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wencheng statues in Potala Palace" width="400" src="/images/Potala-palace/SW.jpg" /></p> <p><strong>Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wencheng</strong><br /> The Tubo people, who were farmers and herders, appeared on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau long ago, were the ancestors of the Tibetan people. In the early 7th century, Songtsen Gampo reunited the tribes and built the capital in Luoxie (today's Lhasa).<br /> The young king admired the culture of the Tang Dynasty, and his longing to establish alliance with that powerful empire was fulfilled by the permission of the marriage with princess Wencheng. In order to welcome the princess, Tubo people, who used to live in tents, especially built the beautiful palace for her. The palace is the predecessor of today's world known Potala Palace.<br /> The princess brought with her medicines, books on science and technology, grain and vegetable seeds, and exquisite handicrafts of the Tang Dynasty . What's more, experts in raising silkworms, making wine and paper, and weaving and embroidering who accompanied her to Tibet also taught the local people these arts of living. Wnecheng princess herself, it is said, was a ardnnt believer in Buddhism and it is her who chose the location of the Jokhang Temple. <br /> During her 40 years in Tubo, princess Wencheng made grate contribution to the cultural communication between the two nations and she is still widely remembered by the Tibetan people. Beautiful legends about the princess were passed down from generation to generation, and her statues are preserved and worshipped in the Jokhang Temple and Potala Palace.&nbsp;</p> <p><img height="314" alt="Two people acting as Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wencheng" width="400" src="/images/Potala-palace/SW2.jpg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p align="left"><span class="STYLE5"><em>The word files of this webpage and some images are original works of Tibettravel.Org. 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