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Samye Monastery

 

 Samye Monastery

         Built in the mid- 8th century, Samye is the first formal Buddhist monastery with the Buddha. Dharma and Sangha in Tibet. The whole construction of the monastery, for the Stupas forest- like, the building high and expensive, the scale grand and broad, is designed in a accordance with a shape of “ Mandala” layout, and furthermore, the monastery is well -known to the whole world for the highlighter and mixture perfection of Han, Tibetan and Indian architecture style in the main hall and the numerous relic such as wood and stone carvings, frescos and statues kept in the monastery. As described in a historical book, this monastery is considered “ an unimaginable construction and incomparable monastery”.

 

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