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HIDDEN away in the Dumfriesshire countryside, is a monument that would not be out of place in the Far East.Although it's not quite a best-kept secret,
There’s a row going on in Dumfries and Galloway, one of Britain’s heartlands of duck shooting and a destination for wildfowlers from all over Britain. The owners of Eskdalemuir have apparently gone over the heads of the local council and asked the Scottish government at Holyrood for retrospective permission for two commercial flightponds. The applicants cite delays in the planning process for their decision. Eskadalemuir, alert readers may remember, is home to Gardners Guns, the team that set up a super-long rifle range in the teeth of fierce opposition from local Buddhist monks, who claim...
Samye Ling, the oldest Buddhist temple in the West, has reopened for retreats. I checked into this unlikely spot to find inner peace
BEST known in Glasgow for his banana boots, banjo-playing and brilliant stand-up shows, Billy Connolly had a very different role in the city back in…
Tibetan history credits Guru Padmasambhava as one of the founding fathers of Buddhism in Tibet along with Acharya Shantarakshita from India. He was one of the f