| Bhrikuti Devi भृकुटी བལ་མོ་བཟ་ཁྲི་བཙུན་ | |
|---|---|
| Tsenmo (female chief) | |
 Bhrikuti Devi | |
| Queen consort of Tibet | |
| Tenure | 7th century along with consorts Wencheng, Rithigman, Shyalmotsun, Pogong Mangsa Tricham |
| Born | 7th century Licchavi (kingdom) (present-day Nepal) |
| Died | 7th century Tibet |
| Spouse | Songtsen Gampo |
Bhrikuti Devi (Sanskrit: भृकुटी), known to Tibetans as Bal-mo-bza' Khri-btsun, Bhelsa Tritsun ("Besa"[1] Nepal lit. 'Nepali consort')[2][3] or simply Khri bTsun (lit. 'royal lady'), was a princess of the Licchavi kingdom in Nepal. In c.622[4] Bhrikuti became the first wife and queen of the king of Tibet, Songtsen Gampo (c.605–650 CE). Bhrikuti was seen as an incarnation of Green Tara,[5][6] and is credited for bringing Buddhism to Tibet,[4] together with the Jowo Mikyo Dorje statue for which the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa was built.[4]
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- ^ Tenzin, Ahcarya Kirti Tulku Lobsang. "Early Relations between Tibbet and Nepal (7th to 8th Centuries)." Translated by K. Dhondup. The Tibet Journal, Vol. VII, Nos. 1 &2. Spring/Summer 1982, p. 84.
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- ^ a b c Dr Poonam Rana, "Role of Bhrikuti (Bhelsa Tritsun) in spread of Buddhism", Sirjana Journal, p.208-115.
- ^ Ancient Tibet: Research materials from the Yeshe De Project, p. 202 (1986). Dharma Publishing, Berkeley, California. ISBN 0-89800-146-3.
- ^ Schuelka, Matthew J.; Maxwell, T. W. (16 September 2016). Education in Bhutan: Culture, Schooling, and Gross National Happiness. ISBN 9789811016493.