Monks and Monastic Life

Images of young monks and lamas in traditional robes, engaged in cultural and religious activities, set in richly decorated monasteries with historical architecture.

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, novice monks at Lamayuru Monastery

Young monks, Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet, Asia

Young buddhist monk in Galdan Namge Lhatse monastery / Golden Age Lhatse monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2005

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

Burma, , General - people, Two young Buddhist monks in pink robes

Young monk above Mian monastery sitting amongst the mountain landscape, Thimphu, Bhutan .

Young monk from Spituk Monastery (Gompa), Ladakh, India, Asia

Nepal, Mustang, traditional thangka festival

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of monks in vibrant red robes gracefully dancing in the Dzong, their movements echoing against the painted walls.

India, Sikkim, Rumtek, Group of laughing young monks at Rumtek monastery.

Ganden Monastery, near Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

China, Tibet, Lhasa, Pilgrim Monks To Jokhang Temple

Young monks playing with plastic guns during Hemis Festival, Ladakh, India.

Novice monk eating lunch at Ko Yin Lay Monastery, Kengtung, Myanmar

Portrait of a Buddhist monk dressed in orange robe holding a mob

Lamas, Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Buddhist monk leaving building, Chimi Lhakhang, Bhutan, Asia

Woman offrand uncooked rice to the nuns in Nyaung Shwe Burma[AT

Monks and nuns wearing red cloths walking on a small path along a mountain slope, Junbesi, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, monk in front of a monastery in Leh, Ladakh district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia

Buddhist Nuns. Shinbyume Pagoda. Mandalay. Myanmar.

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YOUNG MONKS sit in an upper courtyard of HEMIS GOMPA (monastery) - LADAKH, INDIA

Bhutanese monks at Tashi Chhodzong, Thimpu , Bhutan

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of vibrant crimson robes draped over young monks, their faces alight with curiosity and smiles during the Thimphu Dromchoe festival.

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of monks in maroon robes dancing with graceful movements inside the Dzong, creating a blur of motion against the painted walls.

Monks at the Vat Phou Temple in Champasak, Laos, Asia

Monks in Bodnath

Monks at the sacred thread ceremony for the deceased in the monestery un Ura, Bumthang, Bhutan

Praying Buddhist monks

Young monks praying before lessons, Likir Monastery, Ladakh, India.

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of a young boy, clad in traditional attire, stands within the ornately decorated Thimphu Dromchoe festival grounds.

Young Tibetan Buddhist monks after morning prayers, Juli Monastery, Xinduqiao, Sichuan Province, China

the holy garden

Monks at the monastery of Ganden, Tibet

Gangtey village, Bhutan - 20 September 2025: View of a young monk in vibrant red robes joyfully leaps across a rain puddle in the courtyard of Gangtey Monastery.

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of monks in vibrant red robes gracefully dance across the polished wooden floor of the ancient Dzong, their movements a blur of devotion and tradition.

Monk on bridge, Bhutan

Buddhist monk reading outdoors Young Buddhist monk reading outdoors, sitting outside monastery, Myanmar. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 4794116 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Tibet, Kham, Litang. Tibetan nomad girl in Dibang Valley. Orange hat people. Nomads being forced to move from tents to concrete homes. Monk. (Editorial Use Only)

Nuns / monks in traditional dress with yellow orange hats and robes at 800 year old birthday celebration / rituals of the Buddhist Drukpa Lineage, Naro Photang Shey, (Shey Monastery), Leh Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India

Buddhist young monk in red robe reading sitting in front of rays of light in a temple, Bagan, Myanmar, Asia

With 1086 piers, it is the longest teak bridge in the world, U-leg Bridge over Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura, Myanmar, Amarapura, Myanmar, Asia

Asia, Vietnam, Buddhist Monks inside the Soc Trang Monastery

Monks with ancient temples and pagodas, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Large format sizes available)

Phobjikha, Bhutan - 21 September 2025: View of monks in vibrant orange robes carrying alms bowls, their ornate red hats a striking contrast against the lush green valley.

Paro, Bhutan - 17 September 2025: View of a monk in vibrant red robes tending to the doorway of Sangchekhor monastery, adorned with colorful textiles and traditional art.

Monk with incense sticks at the beautiful 7th century Jampey Lhakhang, near Jakar in the Chokhor Valley.

Monks in Seda Larung Wuming, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, Garze, Sichuan Province, China

Buddhist monk in front of monastery in Tikse, 1974, Buddhism, monastic life, faith, monastery walls, single, alone, Buddhist monastery, monk's robe, monk's clothing, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Myanmar, Mandelay, Two laughing young novice monks in the Royal Pagoda.

Paro, Bhutan - 17 September 2025: View of a monk walking under an umbrella at Sangchekhor monastery, with colorful prayer flags fluttering against the backdrop of traditional Bhutanese architecture.

Two women turning prayer wheels, Tagong temple, Tagong, Sichuan, China, Asia

Dzong of Punakha, Buddhist monastery fortress, monks at the temple, Bhutan, Kingdom of Bhutan, South Asia, Asia

Tibet. Samye Buddhist Monastery. Monks Playing Drums

Buddhism, Tibetan monks in red robes in meditation and prayer during the pilgrimage at the archaeological site of the ancient university of Nalanda, Global Buddhist Congregation 2011, Ragir, Bihar, India, Asia

Erdene Zuu Monastery, Mongolia

Tibetan monk standing in front of the Dongzhulin temple, Bensilan, Yunnan province, China. March 2002.

Monks dance with ribbons representing deity powers at the Monlam Chenmo, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China

Buddhist monks collect morning alms in front of Laymyetnha Paya, Lemyethna Temple, Mrauk U, Burma, Myanmar, Asia

Aa Thaw Ka Ya Ma, Myanmar - 11 November 2019: View of young monks in vibrant maroon robes immersed in study upon a weathered white statue, while another sweeps nearby..

Praying monks, Paelkhor Monastery Complex, Pelkhor Choede, Gyantse, Tibet, China, Asia

Woman holding prayer wheel at Kyichu Temple, Paro, Bhutan

The world's largest book, set in stone, in the grounds of the Kuthodaw Pagoda at the foot of Mandalay Hill, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Young novice monk collecting donations in Laos

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of dancers in maroon robes twirling gracefully against the backdrop of vibrant murals and ornate ceiling in a traditional temple hall.

Monks at Gesar Sum Monastery

Myanmar, Mandalay, Buddhist monks in traditional red orange robe walking on a wooden bridge

Monks in the debating courtyard at the Labrang Monastery; Labrang, Amdo, China

Novice Buddhist monk at a Buddhist monastery at Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Celebration at Punakha Dzong (Pungthang Dechen Dzong), Bhutan, Himalaya, Asia

Bhutan, Monk walks through doorway of monastery, Bhutan.

HH Penor Rinpoche with Umzeh (using incense to purify) during Amitabha Empowerment at Meditation Mount in Ojai, CA

Buddhist monks wearing red robes debating in the courtyard of the Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, Asia

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of monks in vibrant red and purple robes gracefully dancing against the backdrop of intricately painted walls and ornate decorations.

Tibetan Buddhism four monks at Tashilunpo Monastery Shigatse Tibet China

Three young monks crossing a road, Bagan, Myanmar

Nepal, Katmandu, Kopan monastery

Laos, Vientiane, Si Saket Temple, Two young monks in front of building, enjoying camera.

Buddhist monks walking on U Bein Bridge (built around 1850 and is believed to be the oldest and longest teakwood bridge in the world) spanning Taungthaman Lake near Amarapura, Mandalay, Myanmar.

Two Buddhist monks on a boardwalk, one talking a picture with a camera of another holding an umbrella; Mandalay, Myanmar

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of a vibrant red-robed monk smiles warmly beside a striking masked dancer in the Dzong, a vivid contrast of serenity and ritual.

Monks in buddhist monastery, Nepal

The Vajrasana means Diamond Throne at Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Myanmar, Keng Tung, Hill top Pagoda

Asia, Tibet, Lhasa. Buddhist monks inside Potala Palace. MR

Monk and monastery doors of new stupa in Kandze.

Myanmar, Mingun. Novice Buddhist monk with umbrella.

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, Monks Standing Outside The West Gallery At Sunset

Monks walking around the stupa of Borobodur a 9th century Buddhist Temple in Magelang near Yogyakarta in central Java in Indonesia.

Buddhistic pilgrims in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China

Monks walking at sunrise in a serene landscape.

Buddhist monk passing and rotating prayer wheels on kora around Tsuglagkhang complex in McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh, India

Tibet. Monks In Monastery Yard.

Tibet, Lhasa. Lamas Jokhang Temple.

Nepal, Katmandu, Kopan monastery

Paro, Bhutan - 17 September 2025: View of a monk in vibrant red robes stands in contemplation, holding a book against the soft focus of the mountainous landscape.

China, Gansu Province, Xiahe, Labrang Monastery (1709), pilgrims spinning prayer wheels

Asia, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, monks at Lamayuru Monastery

Monk walking in front of prayerwall,many stones. (Editorial Usage Only)

Monks playing darts at Chimi Lhakhang, built in 1499 by the 14th Drukpa hierarch, Ngawang Choegyel.

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