UK - Scotland - Western man practising Tibetan-Buddhism

Bending forward as a mark of humility and respect for his deity, a young follower of Tibetan-Buddhism adjusts a prayer bowl in front of an effigy of Buddha at the Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre in Eskdalemuir, Scotland. This young western man wears traditional Tibetan monk's clothes and many here have had a troubled youth, sometimes escaping a criminal past so arrive in the Scottish wilderness for isolated retreats and self-purification, short-term spiritual relaxation or to follow Tibetan teaching methods for discovering inner-peace, through prayer and meditation. This Tibetan Buddhist complex associated with the Kagyu school celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007.

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Bending forward as a mark of humility and respect for his deity, a young follower of Tibetan-Buddhism adjusts a prayer bowl in front of an effigy of Buddha at the Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre in Eskdalemuir, Scotland. This young western man wears traditional Tibetan monk's clothes and many here have had a troubled youth, sometimes escaping a criminal past so arrive in the Scottish wilderness for isolated retreats and self-purification, short-term spiritual relaxation or to follow Tibetan teaching methods for discovering inner-peace, through prayer and meditation. This Tibetan Buddhist complex associated with the Kagyu school celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007.