The inner sanctum of the Jokhang houses its most important images and chapels. In the central area is a 6m statue of Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), the 8th century master who established Buddhism in Tibet. He has a curly moustache and holds a thunderbolt in his right hand, a skull cap in his left hand, and a staff with three heads – one shrunken, one severed and one skull – in the crook of his left arm. He has a ritual dagger in his belt. Although there’s no photography allowed, here’s a photo from my 1993 trip.