The best place to enjoy Samye Monastery's ingenious layout, a mini version of the Buddhist concept of the universe, is on the top floor of its grandiose and central Wuzi Hall. It is also a good spot ...

The region’s first Buddhist monastery is a complex of chapels and stupa towers that form a symbolic and spiritual representation of the whole universe Surrounded by the bright green and gold of barley ...

Monks at a Scottish monastery claim their “precious haven of peace and harmony” will be “caught in the noise of gunfire”. The world-famous retreat of Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery in Eskdalemuir, has ...

The Samye Monastery's education hall for forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation in Shannan city, Southwest China's ­Xizang Autonomous Region, officially opened to the public on ...

Part of the shooting range would be about two kilometres from the Buddhist monastery The abbot of a Buddhist monastery in southern Scotland has urged people to object to plans for a shooting range ...

Monks at the Samye Ling Buddhist Monastery and Tibetan Centre, use instruments during prayers in the temple June 5, 2007 in Eskdalemuir in Scotland. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) The U.S. Air Force ...

The Scottish government ruled an appeal over the site near the Samye Ling centre was invalid An appeal lodged over plans for a shooting range near a Buddhist monastery has been ruled invalid. The ...