Buddhist Monks in Sacred Spaces

Monks in traditional red robes at temples and monasteries, showcasing serene moments in sacred environments across Asia.

Asia, Laos, Vientiane, Si Saket Temple. Buddhist Monk on steps (MR)

A young lama in his red robes seating outside the temple gate of the Tikse Buddhist Monastery, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Monk at window of the wooden monastery of Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung, Nyaungshwe, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar

a monk in talo monastery, punakha district bhutan

Trongsa, Bhutan - 22 September 2025: View of a monk standing at the ornately decorated entrance of Trongsa Dzong, its walls adorned with traditional Bhutanese art, under the soft light.

Friendly, Buddhist monk, Portrait, Gangte Goempa, Bhutan

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

Asia, Laos, Vientiane, Si Saket Temple. Buddhist Monk on steps (MR)

Myanmar, Burma, Keng Tung (Kyaing Tong). A young novice monk at the Wat Jong Kham monastery, Keng Tung.

Young monk and kitten at the door of a temple Burma

Young Buddhist monk studying scripts in class at Chimi Lhakhang Temple, Punakha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Nepal Himalayas Buddhist nun at the Kharigandentenphelling Monastery in the village of Thamo Solukhumbu Mt Everest remote religion Buddhist nunnery Buddhism

Myanmar, Mandalay. Novice monk studying book.

Buddha monk at Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

DISKIT, INDIA, SEPTEMBER 6: Tibetan Buddhist monk in Diskit gompa on September 6, 2011 in Diskit, India. Diskit gompa is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery (gompa) in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, India, Asia

Portrait of young monk between pillars, Wat Bo Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Elderly Buddhist monk at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

Portrait of a young buddhist monk, Bhutan

Asia, Southeast Asia, Laos, Vientiane, portrait of a young monk

Boy in traditional clothes, Myanmar, Asia,

Myanmar, Burma, Rakhine State, Sittwe. Two novice monks look out of their dormitory window at the Pathain Monastery. Most early learning takes place in monastery schools.

A young Buddhist monk at SWAYAMBUNATH STUPA TEMPLE COMPLEX - KATHAMANDU, NEPAL

Burma, , General - people, Young Buddhist monk in boat

Dalai Lama In Diskyid Monastery

Jakar, Bhutan. Monks at the Jakar Dzong in Bhutan

Tibet, Ganden Monastery. Perched on a ridge of Mt Wangkur and overlooking the Phenyul Valley, Ganden was the first Gelugpa school monastery. Founded in 1409 by Tsongkhapa and with a monastic population that reached 3000, it was severely damaged during the Cultural Revolution. Today it is undergoing extensive restoration work.

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

Myanmar Burma BAGO a monk in red is painting a window in red

Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso Israel

Buddhist young monk, Dala, Yangon, Myanmar.

Asian boy wearing traditional robe

Monk at the monastery of Maha Nanda Kantha in Burma

Portrait of novice monk with red umbrella, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Buddhist monk, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, Asia

BURMA, , GENERAL - PEOPLE, PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG BUDDHIST MONK

India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, A Buddhist female monk prays at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh.

Buddhist monk meditating, Wat Suntorn, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young monks in akitchen in Hemis monastery, Ladakh, India.

Myanmar, Mandalay, Shwenandaw Monastery, Monk holding an umbrella wearing big sunglasses ´NO MODEL RELEASE´

A young monk from Amitabha Monastery, Amitabha monastery, Nepal, Asia

Buddhist monk meditating, lava fissure, lava formations, Thingvellir, pingvellir, Golden Circle, Iceland, Europe

A buddhist nun at the Jambhey Lhakhang goemba in Jakar, Bhutan

Waxwork of the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso, born Lama Thondup; July 1935) is the current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school, the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism,

Prayer Young little novice monk praying ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 4423883 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

A temple monk and incense sticks burning at Shaolin Temple, birthplace of Kung Fu martial arts, Henan Province, China

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

A serene moment as worshippers gather around a meditating monk.

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

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

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

Bhutan, Paro. A young monk pausing in his study of the Sanskrit, inside a monastery classroom at Rinpung Dzong.

Portrait of a monk sitting in temple in Paro, Bhutan.

Monk at the Bayon temple, Angkor thom complex.

RUSSIA, SIBERIA, NEAR ULAN UDE, IVOLGINSKIY MONASTERY, PORTRAIT OF BUDDHIST MONK

Myanmar, Yangon, Buddhist Monk Lying On Raised Platform And Reading In Shwedagon Pagoda.

bangladesh, chitmorong

Lamas at Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India Copyright: xNirbhayxJain/DinodiaxPhotox

KUNDUN (1997), directed by MARTIN SCORSESE.

Monk meditating, Shwezigon Paya, Bagan, Myanmar, Asia

A buddhist nun at the Jambhey Lhakhang goemba in Jakar, Bhutan

Yellow Hat or Gelugpa monk, Deskit or Diskit Monastery, Gompa, Hunder, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, North India, India, Asia

Laos, Luang Prabang. Monk walking and reading a book.

Old man and prayer wheel, Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Monk in a courtyard of Punakha Dzong fortress, Punakha, Punakha district, Bhutan, Asia

Asia, Laos, Vientiane, Si Saket Temple. Buddhist Monk (MR)

China. Monk

GYURME TETHONG in KUNDUN (1997), directed by MARTIN SCORSESE.

Nyaungshwe, Myanmar, Asia, Portrait of young Buddhist monk looking out a window of his monastery. (Editorial Use Only)

Buddhist monk praying in front of Boudnath stupa, Boudnath, Kathmandu, Nepal, South Asia, Asia

A temple monk and incense sticks burning at Shaolin Temple, birthplace of Kung Fu martial arts, Henan Province, China

Monk in Angkor Wat

Thubchog Gatsl Ling Gompa in Bomdilla, Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India, young monk reading a book of religious teachings

Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. Buddhist monk. (Editorial Use Only)

Praying monk, Jogyesa Temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

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

Young monk reading in pagoda, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma)

Novice monk at Wat Naluang, Luang Prabang, Northern Laos

Young monks at the Dalai Lama's Teachings. The Dalai Lama visited Leh, Ladakh - a Buddhist enclave in northern India, for four days in August © James...

Monk, portrait and smile in house for culture, meditation and spirituality in traditional home. Man, buddhist and religion in doorway for buddhism, peace and zen in Thailand for art and prayer

Young monk and prayer wheel. Swayambunath temple.

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

Monk, portrait and meditation in house for culture, zen and spirituality in traditional home. Man, buddhist and religion in doorway for buddhism, peace and smile in Thailand for art and prayer

A BUDDHIST MONK prostrates at WAT PHRA KEO which is part of the GRAND PALACE complex - BANGKOK, THAILAND

Monk at the Famous Erdene Zuu Monastery 1586 in Mongolia (MR)

Monk at the Mahamuni Buddha Temple or Mahamuni Pagoda, portrait, Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia

A monk offers holy water in the Buddhist shrine of Boudhanath. Kathmandu. Nepal.

Praying Little novice monk praying in front candlelight ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 4433565 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Novice monk at Wat Naluang, Luang Prabang, Northern Laos

Buddhist monk at a monastery, portrait, Burma, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thailand, Koh Samui Island. Buddhist monk selling incense.

Portrait of monk looking at camera in front of temple, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Child monk with red robe reading on a red wall, Shwe Hin Thar Monastery, Sagaing, Myanmar, Asia

China, Tibet, Religious, The Dalai Lama smiling with hands raised in a traditional anjali greeting gesture. Vibrant image of a yellow sun in the background.

A Buddhist monk; Bangkok, Thailand

Asia, India, Darjeeling. A burgundy-clad Buddhist monk stands before the row of prayer wheels, at Ghoom Monastery, in Darjeeling, India. (Editorial Usage Only)

Erdene Zuu Monastery, Mongolia

Laos, , General - people, Senior Buddhist monk in orange robes

A novice monk at Hemis Monastery in India.

Portrait of a buddhist monk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh Cambodia

Monks at the Tango monastery near Thimpu Bhutan

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

of 3