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A monk touches up paint on a statue of Padmasambhava, also known as the Second Buddha. Padmasambhava is said to have transmitted Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet. Samye Monastery, Chatang, Lhoka (Shannan) Prefecture, Tibet (Xizang), China. Samye is the first Buddhist monastery built in Tibet.
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- Copyright 2013 Blaine Harrington III
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- Tibet-Samye Monastery

