The Avalokiteshvara of Kyirong, Songtsen Gampo once emanated himself in the form of a Gelong and came to Nepal, there he felled a sandal tree in which he is said to have found four self-born images of Avalokiteshvara, the Kyirong Phakpa is one of them; The Avalokiteshvara of Kyirong; Songtsen Gampo once emanated himself in the form of a Gelong and came to Nepal, there he felled a sandal tree in which he is said to have found four self-born images of Avalokiteshvara; the Kyirong Phakpa is one of them