Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], The Tibet Museum of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile organized a photo exhibition titled "The Noble Self-Manifested Jowo Wati Tsangpo" in Dharamshala on Wednesday. Secretary Lobson Jinpa from the Office of the Dalai Lama inaugurated the exhibition
Jowo Wati Tsangpo is a special "self-made" statue of Avalokiteshvara, which the Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, keeps with him near his residence in Dharamsala. It is also kept in the main Tibetan temple, the Tsughlakhang, on many important occasions.
According to historians, it is one of the three revered statues in whose presence the 5th Dalai Lama took refuge in Avalokiteshvara. During th retreat, he reputedly saw King Songtsen Gampo emerge from the heart of this Wat Tsangpo statue. To avoid the threat of Gurkha incursions, Jowo, the self-proclaimed nobleman Wati Tsangpo was invited to Lhas in 1656 and the 5th Dalai Lam served as its caretaker.,
Speaking to ANI, Tibet Museum Director Tenzin Topden talked about the significance and objectives behind the exhibition. He said that the importance of this exhibition is very high because the self-styled Nobel laureate Wati Tsangpo is 1389 years old. He said that many people have full faith in Jowo Wati Sangpo. Although some of them have weak knowledge about them. He said, “This exhibition is about Nobel Wati Tsangpo, the self-styled Jowo of Tibet.The significance of this exhibition is immense because the Nobel Wati Tsangpo itself is 1389 years old. It was during the 7th century when our 33rd King Songtsen Gampo invited Wati Tsangpo from Godawar village of Nepal to Tibet and since then Jwo Wati Tsangpo became one of the main revered deities of Tibet and today we know about Jwo Wati Tsangpo. Biography is displayed because many people have full faith in Jowo Vati religiously. Sangp But many of them have very weak knowledge about this heritage and contribution towards Tibetan cause for 1389 years.
“So, we at the Tibet Museum have tried to highlight some of his important episodes in Tibetan history. Now this self-proclaimed Nobel Jowo Wati Tsangpo lives very close to the residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.That's why His Holiness the Dalai Lama always says I am, he said, “the messenger of this self-styled Nobel God and when he recites some compassionate mantras or prayers he sometimes sees this self-styled Jowo Wati Tsangpo smiling. Tibetan research scholar Thubten Nawang spoke about the historical challenges faced during the importation of this iconic figure from Tibet and emphasized its invaluable position in Tibetan history. The monk Nawang has also written a book on Jowo Wati Tsangpo which was released by the 14th Dalai Lama
In an interview with ANI, Thubten Nawang said, "This exhibition is very interesting about the special statue of Jowo Wati Tsangpo. Here we can see details about his biography, there are many texts and details about his clothes .A complete outfit is displayed here." which was introduced by the 11th Dalai Lama. There are two maps that show how it was brought from Nepal to Tibet in the 7th century and how it came to Dharamsala, India when China occupied Tibet in 1959, so from 1300 It is quite interesting to see that the statue is believed to change its facial expressions over the years. “I have written a book about Jowo Wati Tsangpo,” he added. I found three ancient biographies and also mentioned their experiences in the book.“A lama wrote about five hundred years ago that sometimes the statue cries, sometimes its nails are long and sometimes it smiles and sometimes it seems to me that it is very sad. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama also It has been mentioned several times that the statue changes expressions so we got a real experience as well,” he said.
Jowo Wati Tsangpo is a special "self-made" statue of Avalokiteshvara, which the Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, keeps with him near his residence in Dharamsala. It is also kept in the main Tibetan temple, the Tsughlakhang, on many important occasions.
According to historians, it is one of the three revered statues in whose presence the 5th Dalai Lama took refuge in Avalokiteshvara. During th retreat, he reputedly saw King Songtsen Gampo emerge from the heart of this Wat Tsangpo statue. To avoid the threat of Gurkha incursions, Jowo, the self-proclaimed nobleman Wati Tsangpo was invited to Lhas in 1656 and the 5th Dalai Lam served as its caretaker.,
Speaking to ANI, Tibet Museum Director Tenzin Topden talked about the significance and objectives behind the exhibition. He said that the importance of this exhibition is very high because the self-styled Nobel laureate Wati Tsangpo is 1389 years old. He said that many people have full faith in Jowo Wati Sangpo. Although some of them have weak knowledge about them. He said, “This exhibition is about Nobel Wati Tsangpo, the self-styled Jowo of Tibet.The significance of this exhibition is immense because the Nobel Wati Tsangpo itself is 1389 years old. It was during the 7th century when our 33rd King Songtsen Gampo invited Wati Tsangpo from Godawar village of Nepal to Tibet and since then Jwo Wati Tsangpo became one of the main revered deities of Tibet and today we know about Jwo Wati Tsangpo. Biography is displayed because many people have full faith in Jowo Vati religiously. Sangp But many of them have very weak knowledge about this heritage and contribution towards Tibetan cause for 1389 years.
“So, we at the Tibet Museum have tried to highlight some of his important episodes in Tibetan history. Now this self-proclaimed Nobel Jowo Wati Tsangpo lives very close to the residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.That's why His Holiness the Dalai Lama always says I am, he said, “the messenger of this self-styled Nobel God and when he recites some compassionate mantras or prayers he sometimes sees this self-styled Jowo Wati Tsangpo smiling. Tibetan research scholar Thubten Nawang spoke about the historical challenges faced during the importation of this iconic figure from Tibet and emphasized its invaluable position in Tibetan history. The monk Nawang has also written a book on Jowo Wati Tsangpo which was released by the 14th Dalai Lama
In an interview with ANI, Thubten Nawang said, "This exhibition is very interesting about the special statue of Jowo Wati Tsangpo. Here we can see details about his biography, there are many texts and details about his clothes .A complete outfit is displayed here." which was introduced by the 11th Dalai Lama. There are two maps that show how it was brought from Nepal to Tibet in the 7th century and how it came to Dharamsala, India when China occupied Tibet in 1959, so from 1300 It is quite interesting to see that the statue is believed to change its facial expressions over the years. “I have written a book about Jowo Wati Tsangpo,” he added. I found three ancient biographies and also mentioned their experiences in the book.“A lama wrote about five hundred years ago that sometimes the statue cries, sometimes its nails are long and sometimes it smiles and sometimes it seems to me that it is very sad. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama also It has been mentioned several times that the statue changes expressions so we got a real experience as well,” he said.
