Samye Monastery

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zeke7 @ 2008-02-14 01:49:57

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Description:

The first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, established in the 8th century AD. On the banks of the Brahmaputra (Tsangpo in Tibetan) river.

The low satellite-photo resolution available for this area is unfortunate: Samye's overall design is a mandala, with its central temple representing Mount Meru, and the temples arranged concentrically around it representing the oceans & continents that surround Meru in Buddhist cosmology. At the center of the main temple is a pole the that represents the center of the universe.

More Info:

en.wikipedia.org

Location:

Samye, China (CN)
@ 29.32711500, 91.50444000

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