Buddhist Monks and Meditation

Images showcase Buddhist monks in varied postures of meditation and prayer, featuring vibrant robes, serene expressions, and tranquil settings in Myanmar.

Laos, Vientiane Si Saket Temple. Monk

Myanmar, Yangon, Yangon. A meditating monk at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon in Myanmar.

His Holiness XIVth Dalai Lama visits Barcelona after 10 years of his last visit for the conference Art of Happiness and other official acts 9th of September 2007

A young monk standing in the round window opening of a Buddhist monastery, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

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Myanmar, Yangon, Shwedagon Pagoda, Monk Praying

Laos, Vientiane Si Saket Temple. Monk

Monk praying in a temple, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

Young monks watching the Paro Tshechu, festival of dances, Paro, Bhutan

Chiang Mai, Thailand. Wat Pra Singh Wax figure of a Buddhist monk

Jakar, Bhutan. Monks at the Jakar Dzong in Bhutan

Tibetan man at the door in Kandze.

Novice monk and reclining Buddha, Wat Pha Baat Tai, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist monk praying at Pha That Luang temple, Vientiane, Laos

DISKIT, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 12, 2012: Unidentified Tibetan Buddhist monk in Diskit gompa on September 12, 2012 in Diskit, India. Diskit gompa is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery (gompa) in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, India

Myanmar, Burma, Wun nyat. The friendly abbot of the beautiful Wun nyat monastery meditates, shielded from the sun by a saffron robe.

Nyingma Buddhist monk watches the Cham Dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China

India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, Two Buddhist monks reading scriptures.

Portrait of a buddhist monk from Litang Monastery, Tibetan village west of Sichuan province; Litang, Sichuan, China

Tibetan Buddhist monk talks on cellular phone outside main temple, Tagong Monastery, Sichuan Province, China

Portrait of a Buddhist monk at a monastery in the village of Kuwoo on Inle Lake in Myanmar.

Monks debating at the Sangha of the Kharchu Monastery in Chamkar Bhutan

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Bhutan, Thimphu. A young male monk stands outside a cell-phone store.

Portrait of a Buddhist monk at a monastery in the village of Kuwoo on Inle Lake in Myanmar.

Old man and prayer wheel. Kopan Monastery.

Myanmar, Yangon, a monk seated near the Buddha statues in the Swedagon Pagoda.

Asia, Bhutan, Punakha. Young monk in Punakha Dzong monastery.

Asia, Bhutan, Bumthang. Man playing traditional instrument at Domkhar Tshechu festival.

Buddhist monk celebrates blessing ceremony at Wat Kampong Tralach Leu temple, Kampong Tralach, Kampong Tralach district, Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia, Asia

Monks in the Bhuddist temple or Dzong in Paro, Bhutan

Monk sitting in temple doorway, Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos

Paro, Bhutan - 17 September 2025: View of a monk in vibrant robes framed by the ornate wooden architecture of Rinpung Dzong, bathed in soft light.

Myanmar, Burma, Rakhine State. A Buddhist monk enjoys the late afternoon at Sittwe, a bustling port town where the waters of the wide Kaladan River enter the sea at the Bay of Bengal.

Cambodia, Siem Reap. Portrait of a Buddhist monk.

Senior buddhist monks sitting in a row and meditating; Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Asia, Nepal. Buddhist monks

India, Gangtok, capital of Sikkim State, Buddhist monastery Ranka Phudong, big modern Tibetan monastery, Tibetan monk's training center

Buddhist monk inside a pagoda, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Monk in the prayer room, Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Myanmar, Yangon, Yangon. A meditating monk at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon in Myanmar.

Portrait of Buddhist monk at the Tamshing Phala Choepa Tsechu, near Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia

Calm, man and buddhist monk in portrait on bench for peace, zen and outdoor meditation at shrine. Male person or missionary and prayer pose with orange robe for spirituality, worship and wellness

Myanmar, February 18, 2021: A Buddhist monk in Myanmar. Myanmar, February 18, 2021: A Buddhist monk in Myanmar. High quality photo Copyright: xZoonar.com/AntonxYulikovx 20153776

DISKIT, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 12, 2012: Unidentified Tibetan Buddhist monk in Diskit gompa on September 12, 2012 in Diskit, India. Diskit gompa is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery (gompa) in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, India

Myanmar (Burma), Yangon State, Yangon capital, Kandawgyi Quarter, People Park, Shwedagon pagoda, the monk M. Syriya lighting candels

Monk making offering to Wat Si Chum Buddha.

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of monks in maroon robes, some seated, others framed by ornate window, against a backdrop of white stone architecture.

Asia, Southeast Asia, Laos, Buddhist monk in the temple Wat Si Saket in Vientiane

Monk and monastery doors of new stupa in Kandze.

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China, Xizang, Tibet, Lhasa, Two Monks Sitting Together Inside Walls Of Sera Monastery

the holy garden

Thailand: Buddhist monks crossing the bamboo bridge, Wat Phu Sama, Su Tong Pae Bamboo Bridge, Mae Hong Son.

Humbulugala Arannya Forest Monastery

Monk with fans of palm leaves, Amarapura, Burma, Myanmar, Asia 1982

Buddhist monk stands with red umbrella on a path, Mingun, Myanmar, Asia

Buddhist monk in Ta Prohm temple, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Asia

Zha Xi Lang Jia Rimpoche at Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China

Monk taking picture of Buddha statue with a digital camera, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

Jakar Dzong, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of a young monk in vibrant maroon robes, gazing dreamily through a sunlit wooden window, the distant mountains a soft, blurred backdrop.

China, Tibet, Drigung Til Monastery, Monk Calling Others To Prayer With Drum.

BURMA, , GENERAL - PEOPLE, PORTRAIT OF A BUDDHIST NUN

Young Buddhist monk with parasol, Mantara-gyi pagoda, Mingun, Burma, Myanmar, Mingun pagoda, Asia

Zha Xi Lang Jia Rimpoche at Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China

Monk at Dashchoilon Khiid Monastery (MR)

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Man looking at camera, Chakma tribe, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Monk at Dashchoilon Khiid Monastery (MR)

The Dalai Lama

Monk, 85 years old, in front of Buddhist temple, Chen Shou Si Monastery, Dazu, Chongqing Province, China, Asia

Young Buddhist monk watching dancing at the Wangdue Phodrang Tsechu, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang Wangdi, Bhutan, Asia

Young monk boy in traditional robes at a temple in Bagan, Myanmar.

Portrait of Buddhist monk, Bagan, Mandalay, Myanmar

Buddhist monk at the Nyingma Cham Dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China

Monk at Rongwo Monastery in Tongren.

His Holiness XIVth Dalai Lama visits Barcelona after 10 years of his last visit for the conference Art of Happiness and other official acts 9th of September 2007

His Holiness XIVth Dalai Lama visits Barcelona after 10 years of his last visit for the conference Art of Happiness and other official acts 9th of September 2007

Buddhist Monks, Bodhgaya, Mahabodhi Buddhist Temple, Bihar, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, monks at Lamayuru Monastery

Wat Ounalom, Phnom Penh. Monastic life in a cambodian buddhist pagoda.

A Buddhist monk is posing at the Shwenandaw Monastery (Golden Palace Monastery), which was built in 1880 by King Thibaw Min and with its teak carvings of Buddhist myths was originally part of the royal palace at Amarapura in Mandalay, Myanmar.

Luang Prabang, Vat Chomkong Temple

Tu An Buddhist temple. Ancestors' altar. Buddhist ceremony. Vegetarian offerings.

Serene monk with a gentle gaze standing before a golden temple backdrop.

MONKS DEBATE the finer points of TIBETAN BUDDHISM in this historical form of learning at SERA MONASTERY - LHASA, TIBET

Buddhist monk in a monastery in Zanskar valley, Northern India.

Young monk, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Monk performing ritual in warm lit temple

Thailand,Chiang Mai,Monk at Wat Suan Dok

Angkor, monk with child in the temple

Young bhikkhu praying in a monastery Burma

Wax figure of a Buddhist monk, Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Buddhist monks in front of the Independence Monument, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monk plays instrument & recites text in a Tibetan Monastery in Dabpa County, Kham - Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)

Sept 10 2007 His Holiness XIVth DALAI LAMA visits the Parlament of Catalonia in Barcelona during his visit to Barcelona Spain

Paro, Bhutan - 17 September 2025: View of a serene monk in vibrant orange robes ascends stone steps near Sangchekhor Monastery, a flag fluttering in the breeze.

Portrait of a young Buddhist monk in Bangkok.

Thich Minh Tam celebrating Wesak day in Khanh Anh temple, Evry, Essonne, Ile de France, France, Europe

Buddhist monks drinking tea during ceremony in Namche Bazar, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011. No release available.

Shaving the hair of a young monk monastery Nyaungshwe

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