The Kagyu Temple and Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg are affiliated to Samye Ling, a monastery and international centre of Buddhist training situated in Eskdalemuir in Scotland. It offers instruction in Buddhist philosophy and meditation within the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. It is also a centre for the preservation of Tibetan religion, culture, medicine, art, architecture and handicrafts.
Founded in 1967 by two spiritual masters, Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche and Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Samye Ling was the first Tibetan Buddhist Centre to be established in the West and was named after Samye, the very first monastery to be established in Tibet. Samye Ling is currently under the direction of Choje Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, the younger brother of the late Dr Akong Tulku Rinpoche.
The video below, gives an interesting and comprehensive history of Kagyu Samye Ling.
Kagyu Samye Ling Temple