The Nepali Princess Bhrikuti Devi, known to Tibetans as Bal-mo-bza Khri-btsun, Bhelsa Tritsun (‘Nepali consort’) or, simply, Khri bTsun (“Royal Lady”), is traditionally considered to have been the first wife of the earliest emperor of Tibet, Songtsan Gampo (605? – 650 CE), and an incarnation of Tara. She was also known as “Besa”, and was a princess of the Licchavi kingdom of Nepal.
The Nepali Princess Bhrikuti Devi, known to Tibetans as Bal-mo-bza Khri-btsun, Bhelsa Tritsun (‘Nepali consort’) or, simply, Khri bTsun (“Royal Lady”), is traditionally considered to have been the first wife of the earliest emperor of Tibet, Songtsan Gampo (605? – 650 CE), and an incarnation of Tara. She was also known as “Besa”, and was a princess of the Licchavi kingdom of Nepal.