The Jowo Rinpoche is the most revered image in Tibet

Jokhang Temple was built about 1350 years ago, during the reign of the first king of Tibet, Songsten Gampo, to welcome his bride, Princess Wencheng who came from Changan, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Attempts to build the temple were initially unsuccessful, until the knowledgeable Princess Wencheng discerned from her knowledge of astrology that the geography of Tibet was like a hag, and attempts to construct the temple were being thwarted due to the fact of the unsuitability of the site of its attempted construction. Thus, the temple was constructed on its present site.More information about China Tours in chinatourguide.com.  

The Jowo Rinpoche (or Jowo Shakyamuni), in the main hall, is the most revered image in Tibet. Besides this one, there are full of thousands of hundreds of Buddhist statues and images which were brought by the two princesses as part of their dowries.
Above your head, there are original wooden beams and rafters. Around your side, there are Newari door frames, columns and finials from the 7th and 8th centuries. While walking through those atmospheric labyrinthes of chapels for various gods and bodhisattva, you may feel like getting back to the ancient mysterious land and find all around you is religion.