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Samye
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Aerial view of Samye showing the mandala layout, Samye
Aerial view of Samye showing the mandala layout, Samye, Tibet. Photograph by Alick Mighall
Aerial view of Samye showing the mandala layout
Samye, Tibet
Photograph by Alick MighallThe temple structures set inside a circular wall with gateways in each of the cardinal directions
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Image of the Buddha, Samye
Image of the Buddha, Samye, Tibet. Photograph © John Huntington
Image of the Buddha
Samye, Tibet
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Image of the Buddha, Samye
Image of the Buddha, Samye, Tibet. Photograph © John Huntington
Image of the Buddha
Samye, Tibet
Photography © John Huntington -
Edict pillar, Samye
Edict pillar, Samye, Tibet, 7th century. Photograph © John Huntington
Edict pillar next to the main entrance at Samye that proclaims Buddhism as the official religion of Tibet
Samye, Tibet
7th century
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Temple at Samye, Tibet. Photograph by Alick Mighall
Temple at Samye, Tibet. Photograph by Alick Mighall
Temple at Samye
Tibet
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Temple at Samye, Tibet. Photograph by Alick Mighall
Temple at Samye, Tibet. Photograph by Alick Mighall
Temple at Samye
Tibet
Photograph by Alick Mighall
