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Samye Monastery as DisneyWorld

REMEMBRANCE OF THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION in 2007

Colossal Guru Rinpoche statue demolished at Samye by China's new Religious Affairs Department

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click on photo:
Torso
is about to be placed
on the bottom section
of the statue of Guru Rinpoche


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click on photo:
Head of Guru Rinpoche
secured and statue near completion.
This picture was taken shortly before
the Chinese army came in and destroyed the massive
monument in the middle of May 2007.

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Photojournalism by Dunham

SAMYE: A Pilgrimage to the Birthplace of Tibetan Buddhism

With a Foreword by H. H. the Dalai Lama 196 photographs

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