A gallery of wallpaper and other images for general interest. This collection consists of images taken at Samye Ling Tibetan Centre in Scotland; 2004 - 2007 (Dumfries & Galloway).

You may download my wallpaper for personal use only as a desktop background for your computer. My wallpaper may not be copied or reproduced on the web or elsewhere without written permission.

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The alternate images used at the masthead of each page throughout this section are of stamps depicting the snow lion, used in Tibet from the early 1900's up until the invasion and continued occupation of Tibet from the mid 1950's.

Samye Ling, nr. Eskdalemuir, Scotland

Kagyu Samye Ling is the first and largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery and retreat centre established in the west, founded in 1967.

Left: The main temple building

Below: The countryside on-route to Samye

The new and almost complete main entrance gate to the complex

Bottom left: a pathway leading from the entrance driveway towards the great stupa monument, a combination of shrine, reliquary and a representation of the Buddhist universe.

The main temple building dominates what will one day become the central courtyard at the nucleus of the college and monastery.

The building is constructed according to traditional Tibetan design and is profusely decorated, especially within.

Below: A snow lion emblazoned upon a column capital.

Situated in a peaceful borders valley, Samye is a centre for Tibetan culture, striving to help preserve the country’s Buddhist teachings, arts, and medicine. It is open to all, with ready access to the main temple, gardens/grounds and a tearoom for residents and casual visitors.

Left and below: Three interior images of some of the many Buddhist sculptures in the temple.

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