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PMR-D1240 
 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.
View from Hepo Ri Hill, a revered spot. 
 Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

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Upload Date: 2013-05-05 12:10:21
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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.
View from Hepo Ri Hill, a revered spot.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion