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Buddhist Monks and Novices

Images of monks and novices in traditional robes engaged in meditation or observing religious practices, set in serene Asian environments.

Gandan Monastery, Mongolia's largest functioning monastery, Mongolia, Ulaanbaator
Gandan Monastery, Mongolia's largest functioning monastery, Mongolia, Ulaanbaator
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Young monk praying at Myanmar Monastery; Yangoon, Myanmar
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Novice monk in bagan Myanmar
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Prayer ceremony in Pusa Ding monastery, yellow cap monks, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China
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India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, monk in a fleece hat and red robes talking on his cellphone at Hemis Monastery
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Phuoc Hue buddhist pagoda. Monk at buddhist ceremony praying in the main hall. Vietnam.
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Tibetan men at a temple; Garze, Sichuan, China
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Young monks at the monastery of Mount Popa, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Myanmar, Mandalay. Novice Buddhist monk sitting in alcove.
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Jakar, Bhutan. Monks at the Jakar Dzong in Bhutan
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Buddhist lama in worship beside window, Sampheling Monastery, Kham, Tibet, China. 2016. Editorial use only.
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Two Buddhist monks at shrine, Katmandu, Nepal
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Buddhist novice monks praying in temple Young novice monk praying inside Buddhist temple, low light with noise setting, Bagan, Myanmar. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 8476966 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released
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Burma, , General - people, Portrait of a Buddhist monk standing on steps
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Old monk at the Shwedagon Pagoda, portrait, Shwedagon Pagoda, Great Dagon Pagoda or Golden Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar, Asia
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Monks at Shwenandaw Monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar
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Sri lanka, Anuradhapura, Portrait of a young novice monk with a statue of Buddha in the background
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Monk meditating at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia
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Young buddhist monks sitting together laughing; Langmusi, Amdo, China
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A jovial monk carries ritual cakes (torma) and butter in a brass dish as a symbolic offering to deities at Trongsa Dzong, a fortress that was built in the 1640s.
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Myanmar, Thachilek, Young Burmese Novice Monks At Wat Phra That Wao With Golden Stupa Behind.
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Portrait of Buddhist monk sitting near temples of Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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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
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Jakar Dzong, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of a monk, clad in deep maroon robes, twirling gracefully within the wooden confines of a traditional Bhutanese building.
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Smiling Young Monks, Nepal
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Portrait of monk at main prayer hall doorway, Wat Sensoukarahm, Luang Phabang, Laos
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Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay, buddhist monk
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Phuoc Long buddhist temple. Buddhist ceremony. Monk praying. Close up on hands. Tan Chau. Vietnam.
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Burma, Old Bagan, two young Buddist Monks on dry grassy road, temple in distance.
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India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Thikse. Each morning after sunrise monks blow conch horns, or dung-dkar, from the rooftop of Thikse Monastery.
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Young monk staring at cityscape at Su Taung Pyae Pagoda during sunset
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HH Penor Rinpoche, Tibetan-born Supreme Head of Nyingmapa Buddhism, presides over Amitabha Empowerment at Meditation Mount in Ojai, CA
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50th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising
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India, Ladakh, Leh, Head and shoulders portrait of novice monk.
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Gangtey village, Bhutan - 20 September 2025: View of a serene monk in red robes gazing out at the Gangtey Monastery's ornate architecture.
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idol of Buddha, Panch Ratna Buddha Vihar, Valsad, Gujarat, India, Asia India Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox -
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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 20153787
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Monk in Songzhanling Monastery. Zhongdian. Deqin Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Yunnan Province. China
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Gantha Tibetan bell, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia
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Friendly monks, Lhasa, Tibet, Asia
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Asia, Thailand, Buddhist monk.
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Portrait of a Buddhist child sitted on a rock
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Monk taking pictures at mask dance at monastery festival, Phyang, Leh, valley of Indus, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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His holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, during his visit to Mexico City.
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China, Tibet, Monks in Sakya Monastery (MR)
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Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso Israel
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Very young, happy, Buddhist monks, Chimi Lhakhang, Bhutan
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An elderly monk in front of Lingshed Monastery, Lingshed, Ladakh, India, Asia
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Cambodia, Angkor Watt, Siem Reap, Monks at the Angkor Wat Temple
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Thailand, Sukhothai, novice monk praying Buddah at Temple Wat Sri Chum
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Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, Buddhist Temple, Monk
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A Buddhist monk at the 17th century Kurjey Lhakhang temple with a decorated ceremonial nga chen drum which is struck with a bent metal drumstick.
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Buddhist monk at Huating Temple, China
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Monks with ancient temples and pagodas, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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monk in Cambodia, Siem Reap
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The Dalai Lama at the 2008 Seattle Seeds of Compassion event.
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Myanmar, Bagan. Young monk walks the hallway of Shwezigon monastery.
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Nuns in the courtyard of Zayertheingi, a Buddhist nunnery in Sagaing, a town outside of Mandalay, Myanmar.
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Monk in front of the Buddhist monastery on Mount Popa, Myanmar, Asia
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Reading buddhist monk at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma, Asia
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Laos,Luang Prabang,Wat Sensoukarahm,Monk at Main Prayer Hall Doorway
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Paro, Bhutan - 17 September 2025: View of a serene monk in vibrant red robes standing before the Sangchekhor monastery, a striking contrast against the lush green foliage and cloudy sky.
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Thien Quang Co Tu buddhist temple. Nun at buddhist ceremony playing buddhist brass bell. Tan Chau. Vietnam.
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Buddhist monk nourishing a Stump-tailed macaque Thailand
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Junior monk
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Participants prepare for the  Tamshingphala Tsechu in Bumthang, Bhutan.
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Old pilgrim in Boudhanath (Boudha Stupa), UNESCO World Heritage site, Kathmandu, Nepal. (Editorial Use Only)
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Dalai Lama picture , Tawang , Arunachal Pradesh , India Copyright: xHxPoladia/DinodiaxPhotox
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Myanmar. Student monks workinging on their studies.
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Buddhist monk, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia
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Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Wat Phra Singh Temple. Close-up of hand and foot of a wax statue of a Buddhist monk.
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Novice monk holding burning candle and smiling inside a candle lit temple, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Monk in the monastery area of Trongsa Dzong fortress, Trongsa, Trongsa District, Bhutan, Asia
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Novice Buddhist monk of Rinpung Fortress Monastery, Paro, Bhutan, Asia
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Monk reading, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Paro, Bhutan - 17 September 2025: View of a monk standing at the entrance of Sangchekhor Monastery, adorned with vibrant textiles and intricate stonework.
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Myanmar, Burma, Ban-lo. A young novice monk at the carved doors of Ban-lo monastery outside Kengtung.
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Zha Xi Lang Jia Rimpoche at Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China
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BHUTAN, PARO, RINPONG DZONG, COURTYARD, MONKS
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50th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising
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Paro, Bhutan - 17 September 2025: View of a lone monk in vibrant red robes, absorbed in reading against the backdrop of Sangchekhor monastery.
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Novice monk looking out of window at Vang Vieng, Laos
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Prayer meeting in a Buddhist monastery in Burma
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A young Buddhist monk stands outside in a shroud of smoke at Rinchenpong Monastery; Sikkim, India
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Monk reading, Shwembin monastery, Mandalay, Myanmar Burma, Asia
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Thailand. Monk Seated
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Buddhist monk blowing a conch shell by the Larviran Temple at the Erdene Zuu Monastery, Karakorum (Kharkhorin), Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia
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Myanmar, Burma, Ban-lo. A young novice monk at the carved doors of Ban-lo monastery outside Kengtung.
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Asia, bhutan, Chokor Valley, Bumthang, Jakar, Wangdichholing Dzong, Royal Palace (1857), reincarnation of a Lama
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Young Monks Holding Bowls
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Local man holding an old golden mask with cracks visible in the face, Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Thailand, Bangkok , Klong Toey , Wat Sapan. Novice ordination young boy having his head shaved by standing monk.
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Young Buddhist monks at window, Gangte Goempa, Bhutan, Asia
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Two monks praying, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia
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A sleeping monk beneath saffron robes in Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Myanmar, Burma, Wan-seeing. A novice monk beats the huge drum inside the beautiful 15th or 16th century Wan-seeing monastery.
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She-cat crowling caressed by a monk Burma
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Thailand, Nong Khai Province. Young monk sweeping. Phra That Bang Phuan temple.
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Tibet. Young Monk Studying Scripts.
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Senior and young monk meditating in temple in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Young monk cleaning bowls outside a Buddhist monastery, Bhutan.
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