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[edit] She did not exist
It is clear from modern historical research that Bhrikuti did not exist, she was made up in order to give Srong brtsan sgam po two wives. He is supposed to be an emination of Spyan ras gzigs, and the latter has two wives. Excellent evidence for this is that while the Chinese wife Wencheng is supposed to be an emination of Tara, Bhrikuti is an emenation of the goddess Bhrikuti of the same name.
No old Tibetan or Nepalese documents mention her. Even if she were a historical person she would be an extremely minor one, so I would suggest eliminating this article all together.
[edit] Can we confirm this?
Your evidence sounds convincing, however, can you provide and cite a source for the information? I'll leave it up for now, but if you can't provide a source, it may be deleted by someone else. However, if you are correct, we needn't delete the article altogether, but simply mention that this person was a legend and existed in canon for the reasons you mention. Also, please remember to sign your comments when you finish commenting. Thank you. BogdanM02 06:08, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Please see the new detail in the article itself
Please see the new referenced detail in the article itself which makes it plain that, while unproven, there is no real reason to disbelieve the traditional accounts that SongtsÃĪn Gampo married the Nepalese princess. John Hill 07:06, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
