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)

Asia, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, delta Mekong, Can Tho, portrait of a Buddhist monk

Set high on a cliff on the edge of the Dongrak Mountains overlooking Cambodia, Preah Vihear (known to the Thais as Khao Phra Viharn) is remarkable both for its outstanding Khmer architecture and for its stunning location. Long claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia, the temple complex was finally awarded to the latter by the World Court in 1963, though the question of ownership still irks many Thais. Preah Vihear took around 200 years to build, starting during the reign of Rajendravarman II in the mid-10th century and reaching completion in the early 12th century during the reign of Suryavarman II, the founder of Angkor Wat. Constructed in the Baphuon and early Angkor styles, Preah Vihear was built originally as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva.

Laos,Luang Prabang,Wat Xieng Thong,Monk at Window of the Reclining Buddha Sanctuary aka The Red Chapel

Making yak butter tea in the kitchen of Songzhanling Monastery. Zhongdian. Deqin Tibetan Autonymous Prefecture. Yunnan Province. CHINA

Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso Israel

Buddhist ceremony. Swayambunath temple.

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of a monk in vibrant robes, crafting intricate details against the backdrop of a colorful mural at Dzong.

Portrait of the head monk at the Perfume Pagoda at Hanoi in Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cambodia, , Siem Reap - near, Monk in orange robe at Angkor Wat

Buddhist Monk Meditating, Mahabodi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India

Asia, Laos, Luang Prabang, Monk studying (Editorial Usage Only)

Old woman with prayer beads, Buddhist nun sitting next to a prayer wheel, Boudha Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

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

Man Meditating, Mahabodi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India

Elderly Tibetan woman with a large prayer wheel in Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China

Monk with camera, Bhutan

Buddhist novices praying with candlelight in temple Portrait of young novice monk praying with candlelight inside a Buddhist temple, low light setting, Bagan, Myanmar. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 8476970 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Malaysia, Island of Penang, Burmese Buddhist Temple. Buddhist monks getting ready for their main meal of the day.

Young monk.

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

A monk from Lingshed Gompa (Monastery), Ladakh, India, Asia

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Wat Phra Sing, Fibreglass Model of Deceased Temple Abbot

Portrait of a tribal pilgrim at pagoda on the golden rock, Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, Kyaikto, Mon State, Myanmar

Portrait of a young Buddhist boy wearing traditional red robes in a prayer position in Myanmar (Burma).

Thailand,Phuket,Sculpture of Monk

Monk Studying

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, young monk at Likkir monastery school

Woman lighting oil lamps to celebrate Baisakhi at Golden temple Amritsar Punjab India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Buddhist monk holding an alms bowl containing donations, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

India, Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi (formerly Benares) on the Ganges River, No Water No Life expedition, monk in temple, bell above

Young Buddhist monk in the Wat Phra That Lampang Luang Buddhist temple, Lampang, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay State, Ava, Bagaya Kyaung monastery, the bonze Ashin Nanda Thiri aged 9 years

1990s VIETNAM PORTRAIT OF SMILING BUDDHIST MONK HOLDING HAND FULL OF INCENSE STICKS LOOKING AT CAMERA

Buddhist monk recites prayers in the Lhakhang Karporling of Litang Chode Monastery - Kham, China, (Tibet)

Monk, Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thailand,Chiang Mai,Monk at Wat Suan Dok

Monk on the roof of Thiksey Gompa monastery, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

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

China, Tibet, Buddhism, The 14th Dalai Lama speaking to followers. Vibrant image of a yellow sun in the background.

Buddhist monk kneeling and praying at the feet of a standing Buddha, Wat Intharawihan, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Asia, Nepal, Kathmandu. Buddhist Monks. (Editorial Usage Only)

A young monk at the blue palace in Bhutan

Monk holding prayer beads, Mcleod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh, Dharamsala, India

Paro, Bhutan - 17 September 2025: View of a serene monk in vibrant red robes, standing contemplatively against the backdrop of the distant Sangchekhor Monastery.

Tibetan monk

Bangladesh, Chitmorong, buddhist monks

People of Ura in the Bumthang Valley of Bhutan

Monk at Kandze Monastery filling offering bowls with water.

GESHE LOBSANG GYATSO wearing a MAHANKALA MASK and holding a TIBETAN TEA CUP

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

A monk praying, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Monk Reading at Watt Phra That Doi Suthep is a Holy Buddhist Temple

A photograph on an altar of TENZING GYATSO the 14th DALAI LAMA of TIBET

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

Thailand, Bangkok, Buddhist monk reading a book

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

Laos, Vientiane. Monk at the Giant Buddha of Wat Xieng Khuan

An Old Buddhist Monk Counts Prayer Beads, Ladakh Jammu And Kashmir India

A novice monk plays the lingm, an indigenous Bhutanese flute, at the Dzong, or fortress, at Trashigang. The fort was built in 1667 on a high promontory overlooking the confluence of the Drangme Chhu and Gamri Chhu rivers.

Monk bhikkhu or bhiksu Buddhist monastic prays at Dhamma chakka pavattana sutta wheel of law at Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xVivekxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

India: A old monk in Thiruvananthapuramis showing in the state of Kerala a very old sanscrit role with ayurvedic medicin descriptions

Mongkol Serei Kien Khleang Pagoda. Old woman praying at buddhist ceremony. Phnom Penh; Cambodia.

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

Young monk standing in the doorway, Chimi Lhakhang, Bhutan

Buddhist Monk On The Phone, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India

BURMA, , GENERAL - PEOPLE, A BUDDHIST MONK

Gompa. Likir. Ladakh. India. Asia. (Photo by: Dario Mainetti/REDA&CO/UIG)

Laos: A Buddhist monk with a 'money tree' (used for making merit), Wat Sainyaphum, Savannakhet, southern Laos. At certain times in the Buddhist calendar, villagers and laypeople collect money to present to the monks in their local temple. This money is vividly arranged on a 'money tree'.

Novice monk with umbrella standing at staircase hallway at Hsinbyume pagoda, Mingun, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

High lama recites prayes at the Dhokham Garther Shedup Phal Geyling Monastery - Kham, Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)

Nepal, Mustang, local monastery

Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche presides over the one year anniversary Puja for Tsunami victims at Golden Buddha Beach on Ko Phrathong Island - THAILAND

Portrait of a Buddhist monk, Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monk praying and spinning praying wheels in Seda Larung Wuming, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, Garze, Sichuan Province, China

A Buddhist lama in Samagoan village in Nepal.

Installation of Buddha's relics in the Vincennes Buddhist temple Procession

Japan,Honshu,Kansai,Osaka,Tennoji,Shitennoji Temple,Zen Buddhist Priest Collecting Alms

A Chinese monk posing in traditional clothing.

A monk blows into a conch as a musical instrument during morning worship at Kag Chode Thupten Samphel Ling Monastery, Kagbeni, Nepal, Asia

Young Buddhist monk in red robes standing next to red drum at the Wangdue Phodrang Tsechu, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang Wangdi, Bhutan, As...

Monk at Gandantegchinlen Monastery

Buddhist monk looking through a telescope, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Young monk looking out from behind a curtain, Amitabha Monastery, Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Monks dance in costumes, Lo Manthang, Nepal, (motion blur)

A Chinese monk posing in traditional clothing.

Swami Satyamitranand at Haridwar Uttrakhand India Asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

The youngst, nine-year-old, and the oldest, 70-year-old Shaolin monk during a show on the 22nd of March 2009 in Berlin, Germany, Europe

Asia, Myanmar, Monk wearing headphones

Myanmar (Burma), Sagaing State, Po Win Daung, Shwe Ba Htaung temple, the monk U Kay Sa Ya with other bonzes of the monastery

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay State, Amarapura, Maha Gandayone monastery

Myanmar, Mandalay. Novice monk in temple doorway.

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

Buddhist nun holding her alm bowl

Asia, Bhutan. Woman dressed in traditional kira with prayer beads or a japa mala in her hands at Temple in Thimphu.

A old Priest sitting at Temple Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat. Caretaker with incense offering for the Buddha.

Laos: Buddhist monks performing their daily early morning almsround at Vat Phou (Wat Phu), a ruined Khmer Hindu temple sanctuary (now Buddhist), Champasak Province, southern Laos. Wat Phu was a part of the Khmer empire, centred on Angkor to the southwest, at least as early as the reign of Yashovarman I in the early 10th century. Later, the original buildings were replaced, but some of the original stone blocks were reused. The temple as it stands today was built primarily during the Koh Ker and Baphuon periods of the 11th century.

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

Myanmar (Burma), Yangon, monk in the Shwedagon Pagoda

Male monk Buddhist in red gown on cell phone in rural Tibet China (MR)

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