Fluttering prayer flags in Yarlung Valley, Tibet.
Overview of main building of Samye Monastery in Tibet. Samye Monastery is laid out on the shape of a giant mandala, with the main temple representing the legendary Mount Meru in the centre. Other buildings stand at the corners and cardinal points of the main temple, representing continents and other features of tantric Buddhist cosmology. The main temple is full of Tibetan religious art in mural and statue forms, as well as some important relics.
A Tibetan pilgrim rotates Prayer wheels at Samye Monastery in Tibet.
