Langholm, GB

Stupa of Complete Victory, Eskdalemuir

The Stupa of Complete Victory, located in the valley on the banks of the river Esk in Scotland, was the first Buddhist stupa to be built in the United Kingdom.

About this building

The stupa is part of the Kagyu Samyé Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre, which was founded in Eskdalemuir in 1967 and named after the very first monastery founded in Tibet. It was consecrated in Scotland on August 3rd 2000, on Dharmachakra Day by Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche, marking the New Millennium and the 60th Birthday of Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche, the Founder of Samye Ling Monastery.

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Kagyupa Samye Ling Monastery

Kagyupa Samye Ling Monastery was founded in 1967 by Tibetans Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Akong Rinpoche. The complex includes a Tibetan temple, a large stupa and accommodation for those attending courses in Buddhism and meditation. Since the 1970s, it has also been a training centre for the technique of making thangkas, a Tibetan art.

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