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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

Young monk praying at Myanmar Monastery; Yangoon, Myanmar

Novice monk in bagan Myanmar

Prayer ceremony in Pusa Ding monastery, yellow cap monks, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, monk in a fleece hat and red robes talking on his cellphone at Hemis Monastery

Phuoc Hue buddhist pagoda. Monk at buddhist ceremony praying in the main hall. Vietnam.

Tibetan men at a temple; Garze, Sichuan, China

Young monks at the monastery of Mount Popa, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

Myanmar, Mandalay. Novice Buddhist monk sitting in alcove.

Jakar, Bhutan. Monks at the Jakar Dzong in Bhutan

Buddhist lama in worship beside window, Sampheling Monastery, Kham, Tibet, China. 2016. Editorial use only.

Two Buddhist monks at shrine, Katmandu, Nepal

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

Burma, , General - people, Portrait of a Buddhist monk standing on steps

Old monk at the Shwedagon Pagoda, portrait, Shwedagon Pagoda, Great Dagon Pagoda or Golden Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar, Asia

Monks at Shwenandaw Monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar

Sri lanka, Anuradhapura, Portrait of a young novice monk with a statue of Buddha in the background

Monk meditating at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Young buddhist monks sitting together laughing; Langmusi, Amdo, China

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.

Myanmar, Thachilek, Young Burmese Novice Monks At Wat Phra That Wao With Golden Stupa Behind.

Portrait of Buddhist monk sitting near temples of Bagan, Mandalay Region, 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

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.

Smiling Young Monks, Nepal

Portrait of monk at main prayer hall doorway, Wat Sensoukarahm, Luang Phabang, Laos

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay, buddhist monk

Phuoc Long buddhist temple. Buddhist ceremony. Monk praying. Close up on hands. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Burma, Old Bagan, two young Buddist Monks on dry grassy road, temple in distance.

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Thikse. Each morning after sunrise monks blow conch horns, or dung-dkar, from the rooftop of Thikse Monastery.

Young monk staring at cityscape at Su Taung Pyae Pagoda during sunset

HH Penor Rinpoche, Tibetan-born Supreme Head of Nyingmapa Buddhism, presides over Amitabha Empowerment at Meditation Mount in Ojai, CA

50th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising

India, Ladakh, Leh, Head and shoulders portrait of novice monk.

Gangtey village, Bhutan - 20 September 2025: View of a serene monk in red robes gazing out at the Gangtey Monastery's ornate architecture.

idol of Buddha, Panch Ratna Buddha Vihar, Valsad, Gujarat, India, Asia India Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox -

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

Monk in Songzhanling Monastery. Zhongdian. Deqin Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Yunnan Province. China

Gantha Tibetan bell, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Friendly monks, Lhasa, Tibet, Asia

Asia, Thailand, Buddhist monk.

Portrait of a Buddhist child sitted on a rock

Monk taking pictures at mask dance at monastery festival, Phyang, Leh, valley of Indus, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

His holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, during his visit to Mexico City.

China, Tibet, Monks in Sakya Monastery (MR)

Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso Israel

Very young, happy, Buddhist monks, Chimi Lhakhang, Bhutan

An elderly monk in front of Lingshed Monastery, Lingshed, Ladakh, India, Asia

Cambodia, Angkor Watt, Siem Reap, Monks at the Angkor Wat Temple

Thailand, Sukhothai, novice monk praying Buddah at Temple Wat Sri Chum

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, Buddhist Temple, Monk

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.

Buddhist monk at Huating Temple, China

Monks with ancient temples and pagodas, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

monk in Cambodia, Siem Reap

The Dalai Lama at the 2008 Seattle Seeds of Compassion event.

Myanmar, Bagan. Young monk walks the hallway of Shwezigon monastery.

Nuns in the courtyard of Zayertheingi, a Buddhist nunnery in Sagaing, a town outside of Mandalay, Myanmar.

Monk in front of the Buddhist monastery on Mount Popa, Myanmar, Asia

Reading buddhist monk at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Laos,Luang Prabang,Wat Sensoukarahm,Monk at Main Prayer Hall Doorway

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.

Thien Quang Co Tu buddhist temple. Nun at buddhist ceremony playing buddhist brass bell. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Buddhist monk nourishing a Stump-tailed macaque Thailand

Junior monk

Participants prepare for the Tamshingphala Tsechu in Bumthang, Bhutan.

Old pilgrim in Boudhanath (Boudha Stupa), UNESCO World Heritage site, Kathmandu, Nepal. (Editorial Use Only)

Dalai Lama picture , Tawang , Arunachal Pradesh , India Copyright: xHxPoladia/DinodiaxPhotox

Myanmar. Student monks workinging on their studies.

Buddhist monk, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Wat Phra Singh Temple. Close-up of hand and foot of a wax statue of a Buddhist monk.

Novice monk holding burning candle and smiling inside a candle lit temple, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Monk in the monastery area of Trongsa Dzong fortress, Trongsa, Trongsa District, Bhutan, Asia

Novice Buddhist monk of Rinpung Fortress Monastery, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Monk reading, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Paro, Bhutan - 17 September 2025: View of a monk standing at the entrance of Sangchekhor Monastery, adorned with vibrant textiles and intricate stonework.

Myanmar, Burma, Ban-lo. A young novice monk at the carved doors of Ban-lo monastery outside Kengtung.

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

BHUTAN, PARO, RINPONG DZONG, COURTYARD, MONKS

50th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising

Paro, Bhutan - 17 September 2025: View of a lone monk in vibrant red robes, absorbed in reading against the backdrop of Sangchekhor monastery.

Novice monk looking out of window at Vang Vieng, Laos

Prayer meeting in a Buddhist monastery in Burma

A young Buddhist monk stands outside in a shroud of smoke at Rinchenpong Monastery; Sikkim, India

Monk reading, Shwembin monastery, Mandalay, Myanmar Burma, Asia

Thailand. Monk Seated

Buddhist monk blowing a conch shell by the Larviran Temple at the Erdene Zuu Monastery, Karakorum (Kharkhorin), Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia

Myanmar, Burma, Ban-lo. A young novice monk at the carved doors of Ban-lo monastery outside Kengtung.

Asia, bhutan, Chokor Valley, Bumthang, Jakar, Wangdichholing Dzong, Royal Palace (1857), reincarnation of a Lama

Young Monks Holding Bowls

Local man holding an old golden mask with cracks visible in the face, Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Thailand, Bangkok , Klong Toey , Wat Sapan. Novice ordination young boy having his head shaved by standing monk.

Young Buddhist monks at window, Gangte Goempa, Bhutan, Asia

Two monks praying, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

A sleeping monk beneath saffron robes in Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Myanmar, Burma, Wan-seeing. A novice monk beats the huge drum inside the beautiful 15th or 16th century Wan-seeing monastery.

She-cat crowling caressed by a monk Burma

Thailand, Nong Khai Province. Young monk sweeping. Phra That Bang Phuan temple.

Tibet. Young Monk Studying Scripts.

Senior and young monk meditating in temple in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Young monk cleaning bowls outside a Buddhist monastery, Bhutan.

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