Monks and Buddhist Temples

Serene images of monks in vibrant robes framed by ornate doorways and temple settings, depicting moments of prayer and introspection.

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

Burma (Myanmar), Bago, Shwethalyaung Paya, portrait of smiling young monk in temple, painted reliefs in background.

Young monk at Chimi Lhakhang, built in 1499 by the 14th Drukpa hierarch, Ngawang Choegyel.

YANGON, MYANMAR - JANUARY 3, 2014: Old Buddhist monk walking in Shwedagon Paya pagoda - the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar

Monks walking in the street in the early morning tradition of gathering alms in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Young lama, Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Tibetan Monks seated for Amitabha Empowerment Buddhist Ceremony at Meditation Mount in Ojai, CA

Young monks studying, Chimi Lhakhang Monastery, Pana, Bhutan

Buddhist nun in the Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

A young monk walks in the streets at Tha Bak, Laos.

Smiling Cambodian monk

Young monks and kitten at the door of a temple Burma

Myanmar. Shan State. Shwenyaung. Shwe Yan Pyae Monastery. Novice monk reading.

Buddhist monk in the centre of Angkor Wat sitting in front of a relief depicting Apsara from Hindu mythology, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist Monk novice

Hindu prayer in Parmath, Rishikesh

Novice monks studying Buddhist scriptures, Bagan, Mandalay, Region, Myanmar

DISKIT, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 12, 2012: Unidentified Tibetan Buddhist monk praying in Hemis gompa, Ladakh

Laos, Vientiane Si Saket Temple. Monk

Monk in Bayon temple

A young monk at Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India, Asia

Nun doing shaved at the convent of Nyaung ShweBurma

Monks at Gandantegchinlen Monastery

Buddhist monk lama wearing a yellow cap of Sakya-pa sect in the old monastery gompa of Dzong Mustang Annapurna Region Nepal

Old monk in the town of Tsochen, West Tibet, Asia

Myanmar,Bagan,Swhezigon Pagoda,Monk Taking Photo

A young monk at Thikse Monastery (Thiksay Gompa) during morning puja, Ladakh, India, Asia

The Dalai Lama as President Barack Obama attends the Prayer Breakfast on February 5, 2015.

Monks at Gandantegchinlen Monastery

Buddhist novices studying and reciting mantra, outdoors sitting in steppe in stormy light. Ganden Thubchen Choekhorling Monastery, Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China. October 2016. Editorial use only.

Young monk wearing an orange cowl standing in front of enormous jars, monoliths made of stone, Plain of Jars, Xieng Khuang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Myanmar,Yangon,Sule Pagoda,Monk

Buddhism, the Dalai Lama in a communal prayer with dignitaries, eg Karamapa, from all Buddhist branches and schools, gathering for meditation in Gandhi Smitri, Global Buddhist Congregation 2011, New Delhi, India, Asia

Myanmar (Burma), Sagaing State, Po Win Daung, Shwe Ba Htaung temple, the monk U Kay Sa Ya smoking a cheroot, the Burmese traditional cigare

Chiang Mai,Thailand;Young Buddhist monk standing in front of a golden dragon statue

Buddhist monk, Wat Phra That Haripunchai Temple, Lamphun, Near Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand

A Buddhist Ayurveda monk, nutritionist and cancer specialist shows the ancient Sanskrit inscriptions in Galle, Sri Lanka, Asia

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

Buddist monk ringing the Huating Temple gong, China

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Monk in yellow robes in a Hindu Temple. (Editorial Use Only)

Paro, Bhutan - 17 September 2025: View of a monk in deep maroon robes stands before the ornate, patterned doorway and a vibrant, colorful mural within Rinpung Dzong.

Tibetan Buddhist monk at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China

Praying Buddhist monks

Praying Buddhist monk, Thiais, Vale de Marne, France, Europe

Vajra and bell, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Thailand,Chiang Mai,Monk at Wat Suan Dok

Mongolia, Religious Buddhist Center, Erdene Zuu Monastery, Three young monks wearing colorful red robes.

BHUTAN, NEAR THIMPHU, NYINGMAPA NUNNERY, NUN

Kathmandu Nepal Wax figure of the founding llama of the Drikung Kagyu Richening monastery with ornate artwork behind it in Eastern Kathmandu.

Young Buddhist monk walking through temple, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Monk @ Wat Doi Suthep, a Buddhist monastery in Chiangmai,Thailand, blesses a Buddha image for a temple visitor.

Buddhist nuns in the Terdom monastery call with the conch horn, nunnery Tidro Gompa, terdrom, Tirdrom, Tibet, China, Asia

Buddhist holding a picture of the Dalai Lama, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe

Monk & photographer Mathieu Ricard speaks during a Buddhist Puja at the one year anniversary of the Tsunami at Golden Buddha Beach on Ko Phrathong Island - THAILAND

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

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a Sacred Fig tree and is said to be a sapling from the historical Bodhi tree under which Buddha became enlightened. It was planted in 288 BCE, and is the oldest living human-planted tree in the world with a known planting date. Anuradhapura is one of Sri Lanka's ancient capitals and famous for its well-preserved ruins. From the 4th century BCE until the beginning of the 11th century CE it was the capital. During this period it remained one of the most stable and durable centers of political power and urban life in South Asia. The ancient city, considered sacred to the Buddhist world, is today surrounded by monasteries covering an area of over sixteen square miles (40 km).

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Monk with pigeons, with Shwedagon temple in the background; Yangoon, Myanmar

Buddhist monk drawing a mandala, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe

Sincere Buddhist monk wearing orange robe, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia

Asia, Myanmar (Burma), Yangon (Rangoon). Buddhist statues and monks in the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon.

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Young monk reviewing his lessons Monastery Nyaungshwe

Buddhist ceremony, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy St. George, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

Wat Suan Dok, Monk chat, monk on cell phone.

A MONK lights butter lamps in the JOKHANG, TIBET'S holiest temple, built by KING SONGTSEN GAMPO in the 7th Century - LHASA, TIBET

Monk Holding a Kitten

The Dalai Lama greeting the crowd as he leaves his hotel, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Germany, Europe

Buddhist monk drawing a mandala

Buddhist monks producing textile trimmings, Trongsa, Trongsa District, Bhutan, Asia

A priest at Kebran Gabriel Church shows one of its many ancient illustrated books; the church has the largest library in the Tana region.

The Degaldoruwa Buddhist temple is a cave temple and was built originally in 1771 CE by King Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747 - 1782), a member of the Madurai royal family. The beautiful frescoes, painted by the samanera (unordained monk) Devaragamapola Silvatenna in 1771-72, capture 18th century Kandyan life with amazing detail and vivaciousness. Some paintings depict the king and the royal family. The artist-monk started a trend, and the Dambulla Caves were subsequently redecorated in the same style as were other temples. Kandy is Sri Lanka's second biggest city with a population of around 170,000 and is the cultural centre of the whole island. For about two centuries (until 1815) it was the capital of Sri Lanka.

Laos, Luang Prabang, Closeup of a Buddhist Monk.

Angkor, Cambodia, Indochina an elderly bonze, seated in a gallery of the Cruciform courtyard , Léon Busy in Indochina (French - Angkor , Cambodge , Indochine Un bonze gé , assis dans une galerie du préau cruciforme). Buddhism, religious habit, temple, Hinduism, portrait, gallery, religious architecture, man, Religion, clothing, human beings, habitat , architecture, Cambodia, Cambodian Bonze in the ruins of Angkor

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

Young novice Buddhist monk standing on temple walls, Mingun, Saigang, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

A smiling monk, holding a glass of tea, Dharamsala, India, Asia

Lama at Mewang Festival, Bumthang, Bhutan

Shakyamuni Buddha reliquary in the Great Vincennes pagoda Paris. France. (Paris, Ile-de-France, France)

Tibetan man, portrait, Dhamekh Stupa, Isipatana game park, Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia

Asia, Cambodia, Angkor Wat, Priest

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

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Performing a ceremony

Angkor, Cambodia, Indochina a bonze returning from the quest , Léon Busy in Indochina (French - Angkor , Cambodge , Indochine Un bonze revenant de la quête). Buddhism, religious habit, costume, temple, Hinduism, staircase, religious practice, portrait, religious architecture, man, Religion, clothing, human beings, habitat , architecture, Cambodia, Bonze Cambodien reporting the product of his quest

China, Beijing. Beiputuo temple and film studio - Chinese New Year Spring Festival - A monk practising calligraphy.

Monk ordination Bagan Myanmar (Burma)

Monks blowing trumpet, Punakha Dzong, Punakha, Bhutan

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

Thubten Gyatso was the 13th Dalai Lama of Tibet. During 1878 he was recognized as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. He was escorted to Lhasa and given his pre-novice vows by the Panchen Lama, Tenpai Wangchuk, and named 'Ngawang Lobsang Thupten Gyatso Jigdral Chokley Namgyal'. During 1879 he was enthroned at the Potala Palace, but did not assume political power until 1895, after he had reached his majority. Thubten Gyatso was an intelligent reformer who proved himself a skillful politician when Tibet became a pawn in The Great Game between the Russian Empire and the British Empire. He was responsible for countering the British expedition to Tibet, restoring discipline in monastic life, and increasing the number of lay officials to avoid excessive power being placed in the hands of the monks.

Young Buddhist monk, Mahagandayon Monastery, Amarapura, Burma, Myanmar, Asia

Thailand, Bangkok, Buddhist monk collects offerings of food and flowers each morning (Editorial Usage Only)

Novice monks during a head shave in the Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung Monastery, near Nyaungshwe, Shan State, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Asia

A monk praying

Burma (Myanmar), Yangon, Shwedagon Paya, portrait of Buddhist monk in afternoon lighting, temples in background.

Friendly monk, Lhasa, Tibet, Asia

Buddhist monk walking along the walls of the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Asia

Old man dressed in traditional costume turns the prayer wheel at festival Bhutan Copyright: xTxSatyan/DinodiaxPhotox

A nun is sifting rice at Zayertheingi, a Buddhist nunnery in Sagaing, a town outside of Mandalay, Myanmar.

Myanmar, Burma, Wan-seeing. A novice monk splitting bamboo to make tapers for the nearby Wan-seeing monastery.

Nepal, Kathmandu, Patan. A man inside the Kumbeshwar temple in Patan.

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