Holy Isle, Samye Ling, etc. 2010 October onwards

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Holy Isle, Samye Ling, etc. 2010 October onwards

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October 9

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Not my photo - follow link in right hand half of thumbnail.

2010-10-09 08:58:17 Fr:10a182 Sq:09085817

Solitary meditation is nothing new on Holy Isle. This is the cave where Saint Molaise lived circa 600 CE. The Gaelic name for the island is Eilean MoLaise - Molaise Island.

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"The South"

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The east Lighthouse

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October 10

2010-10-10 10:10:26 Fr:10a234 Sq:10101026

2010-10-10 10:10:54 Fr:10a235 Sq:10101054

2010-10-10 10:13:38 Fr:10a236 Sq:10101338

2010-10-10 10:25:53 Fr:10a237 Sq:10102553

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2010-10-10 10:27:33 Fr:10a239 Sq:10102733

2010-10-10 10:36:33 Fr:10a240 Sq:10103633

2010-10-10 10:53:44 Fr:10a242 Sq:10105344

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William Holman Hunt went to the Holy Land and painted this, The Scapegoat beside the Dead Sea. He could have come to Holy Isle instead - even the bones could be found - see above.

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October 11

2010-10-11 08:56:57 Fr:10a289 Sq:11084640

2010-07-07 00:00:00 Fr:sl4828 Sq:11084645

Shrine room in upper part of the boathouse. Not my photo - follow link in right hand half of thumbnail.

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2010-10-11 11:25:11 Fr:10a299 Sq:11112511

Brodick

2010-10-11 12:51:26 Fr:10a301 Sq:11125126

Crazy golf in Shore Road. If you follow the line of the Forth Railway Bridge to the horizon, you can just see a dot which is Hunterston Nuclear Power Station. I thought this would go nicely on Geograph but unfortunately they have …

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Crazy golf - from here on Geograph

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Glasgow

2010-10-11 18:41:09 Fr:10a314 Sq:11184109

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2010-10-12 10:20:02 Fr:10a319 Sq:12102002

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2010-01-02 14:52:33 Fr:1646273 Sq:12102736

Taken on the morning after Hogmanay so what do you expect? Not my photo - follow link in right hand half of thumbnail.

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Gorbals

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note the Celtic Tiger on the hoarding on the left

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2010-10-12 12:46:09 Fr:10a357 Sq:12124609

2010-10-12 12:57:49 Fr:10a358 Sq:12125749

Samye Ling

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2010-11-20 00:00:00 Fr:gp230848 Sq:201516

He swam the Eske river where ford there was none (text of the poem and text with notes)

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2010-11-20 13:13:34 Fr:dsc00117 Sq:2020131333

The bloke on the right bears a remarkable resemblance to Roger

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Oscar, German Shepherd, 12 years old

2011-07-22 12:59:05 Fr:dsc00215 Sq:2122125904

2011-07-22 13:09:07 Fr:dsc00216 Sq:2122130906

Elfie, Lurcher. 6 years old

2011-09-03 10:53:59 Fr:dsc00018 Sq:2203105358

2011-09-03 10:54:46 Fr:dsc00020 Sq:2203105445

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The Yaks

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2011-10-09 16:16:20 Fr:dsc00036 Sq:2309161619

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2011-09-18 17:58:09 Fr:dsc00022 Sq:2318175808

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2010-11-13 10:15:38 Fr:dsc00108 Sq:2340101537

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Roger and Lesley's visit

2011-12-24 14:57:54 Fr:11ct64 Sq:24145754

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Uncle Sherab

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Sherab Palden Beru, known around the monastery as Uncle Sherab. Obituary on the Samye Ling website and Sherab Palden Beru in Wikipedia.

The real Samye Ling

2011-12-25 10:36:00 Fr:11c279 Sq:35103600

Naga House

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(This image ripped off from the Samye Ling website - hence only thumbnail available.) Description. In summer it is on dry land. See also this video shot in winter.

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Dining Room

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When the monastery was starting, I think they must have asked visitors please bring your own crockery and cutlery and donate them to us. They have a wonderfully diverse collection.

Shrine Room