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PMR-D1247 People's Republic of China, Tibet: Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, founded in the late 8th century in the reign of King Trisong Detsen, is laid out in the form of a mandala, representing the Buddhist cosmos. Hepo Ri Hill with incense burner and prayer flags from the higher lookout. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
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Upload Date: 2013-05-05 12:30:38
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People's Republic of China, Tibet: Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist

monastery in Tibet, founded in the late 8th century in the reign of King Trisong Detsen, is laid out in the form of a mandala, representing the Buddhist cosmos.
Hepo Ri Hill with incense burner and prayer flags from the higher lookout.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion