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Article: Conservation: The monk, the goat and the orchard
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 31, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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A dead thrush lay on the doormat of the abbott's residence at
the Samye Ling Tibetan Centre in Dumfriesshire. "Oh, that'll be
there for Rinpoche to bless," remarked Nicholas Jennings, as I
stepped gingerly over the threshold. Animals are greatly respected
in Buddhist philosophy.
My mission at Samye Ling, in the vale of Eskdalemuir, was to
meet Mr Jennings who, on behalf of the centre, is managing a
conservation project on Holy Island in the Firth of Clyde, just
east of the Isle of Arran. The Samye Ling Centre bought the island
in 1992 in order to create a retreat in a self-sustaining
environment. Buddhist thoughts about the way we should care for the
earth are very similar to those of ...
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Article: News bites; Peace offering from Buddhists.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);
July 28, 1997 ;
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...Two huge Buddhist monuments dedicated to world peace are to be built in Scotland at a cost of pounds 200,000. The sculptures will be built at the Samye-ling Tibetan Centre in Dumfries-shire, and on Holy Island, off Arran.
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