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

Korzok Gustor Festival, Ladakh, India. Portrait of Tibetan Buddhist Lamas performing ceremony at the monastery. (Editorial Use Only)

Sadhu sitting on the ghats along the Ganges; Varanasi, India

Young monks on their morning traditionell alms rounds, Bagan, Myanmar, Asia

Asia, Cambodia, Angkor Wat, Priest

Indian woman in colorful sari prays inside temple Indian woman in colorful sari prays inside Meenakshi Temple one of the most holy place for hindu people. India, Tamil Nadu, Madurai Copyright: xZoonar.com/xImxPerfectxLazybonesx 6004094

Woman inside Shiva Temple near the Gang river, Sultanganj, Bihar, India

Bhutan, Thimphu, Pilgrims worshipping in Memorial Chorten

Myanmar, Mingun. Portrait of a young monk.

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor, Ta Prohm Temple

Monk standing in doorway in Tranduk Monastery, one of earliest Buddhist monasteries in Tibet from 7th century.Yarlung Valley, Tibet, China. August, 2015. EDITORIAL USE ONLY

China, Tibet, Bomi, Three Tibetan Monks Standing Against Wooden Exterior Wall Of Building.

Buddhist monks gathering in debating groups in front of Tawang Buddhist monastery, the largest in India, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

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

THIKSEY, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2011: Two Tibetan Buddhist monks blowing conches during morning pooja, Thiksey gompa, Ladakh, India

Three Tibetan Buddhist nuns, a younger, a middle-aged and a 70-year-old woman in red monks' robes in front of the Tibetan Buddhist symbols at the monastery entrance, Gongkar Chode Monastery, Lhasa, Gongkar, Tibet, China, Asia

Nepal, Katmandu, Kopan monastery

Buddhist monk on the balcony of the Cinya Llama Gompa, Boudhanath, UNESC World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Young Buddhist novice monks running outside monastery Two little playful Buddhist novice monks running outdoors under shade of green tree, outside monastery, Myanmar. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 8476997 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Bhutan, Jakar, Monks Chanting.

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of monks in crimson robes dance with outstretched arms in the dimly lit Dzong, where sunlight paints the wooden floor.

bangladesh, chitmorong

Monk, Shwedagon Pagoda, morning

The Memorial Stupa and Buddhist devotees, Thimphu, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monk washes his clothes, Drepung monastery, literally Rice Heap monastery, Tibet

Little monk holding alms wok, Yangon, Myanmar

Young lama, Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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

Monks Running at Shar Gaden in Mundgod at Karnataka India Asia Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Young monk blowing conch shell; Repkong, Amdo, China

Young monks come down the steps of the ancient Dzong monastery at Paro Bhutan Copyright: xTxSatyan/DinodiaxPhotox

Shrine in Nepal.

Young initiate outside main door of Pemyangtse monastery, Sikkim, India Copyright: xAshaxAdatia/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, monks raising the embroidered thangka during the Hemis Festival at the Hemis Monastery

Buddhist ceremony, Swayambhunath temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Monks in school at Gesar Sum Monastery

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of vibrant red robes reflected in a rain-slicked courtyard, as masked figures emerge from the shadows of the Dzong.

Three Tibetan nuns sitting in a dark monastery kitchen of the nunnery in the mountains of Reting Monastery, Mount Gangi Rarwa, Himalayas, Lhundrup County, central Tibet, Tibet, China, Asia

Human effigy is cut up to remove negativity at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China

Buddhist young monk in red robe sits and reads rays of light in a temple, Bagan, Myanmar, Asia

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

Buddhist monk with umbrella spinning prayer wheels on kora around Tsuglagkhang complex in McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh, India

Myanmar, Mingun. Novice Buddhist monk with umbrella.

Asia, Nepal, Buddhists preforming evening pilgrimage circle at Boudhanath Stupa

Young novice receiving offerings for the monastery Laos

Dog yawning and young monks Monastery Thiksey Leh India

Monk looking out of a painted window, inner shrine at convent Rizong, founded in 1833, situated 3450m above sea level, 76 km west of Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Two Buddhist men chanting their Buddhist mantra inside roadside tea stall at the Sela Pass, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Indian woman in colorful sari prays inside Meenakshi Temple one of the most holy place for hindu people. India, Tamil Nadu, Madurai

Vatadage is a type of Buddhist structure found in Sri Lanka. It also known as dage, thupagara, and cetiyagara. Vatadages were built around small stupas for their protection, which often enshrined a relic or were built on hallowed ground. Polonnaruwa, the second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 CE to reunite the country under a national leader.

Nepal, Mustang, little monks

Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Thailand, Sukothai, Novice Buddhist monk taking a photo, shielded from the sun by an umbrella, Wat Mahathat Royal Temple.

Press corps with video cameras at the Royal Palace, Bhutan

Young monk and Kite Monastery on stilts Nyaungshwe

Devotees from Bhutan in traditional wearing worshiping at Mulgandha Kuti, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Holy man stepping down Buddhist site Rajgir Bihar India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Burma (Myanmar) Mingun. Young monk at temple.

mayanmar, scriptures being read by a buddhist monk

Uganda, Kampala, Traditional Dances From Uganda, Balancing Pots On Head

Burma, Shan State. Nanthe Monastery

Nuns in front of their dorm at Zayertheingi, a Buddhist nunnery in Sagaing, a town outside of Mandalay, Myanmar.

Myanmar, Mandalay. Novice Buddhist monk jumping.

Mongolia, Erdene Zuu Monastery; Kharkhorin, Student Lamas chanting

Indian woman in red saree/sari in the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Novice monk at foot of Naga flanked staircase on Phu Si hill, Luang Prabang, Northern Laos

Monks walking on a teak bridge, U Bein Bridge, across Thaungthaman lake, in the morning, Amarapura, Mandalay Division, Myanmar, Asia

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Wat Phan Tao temple, monks celebrating Loi Kratong Festival

Young Burmese woman on the roof of a temple, Bagan, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

Myanmar Burma BAGO a monk wearing a yellow toga is leaning against a fence where red fabrics are drying

Men standing at mountains around Dochula, Bhutan

Old Monastery ,Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)

Young monks on their morning traditionell alms rounds, Bagan, Myanmar, Asia

Bhuddist monks in the Dzong or temple in Paro, Bhutan

Buddhist monks are 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.

Praying monks and novices, Uvgunt Monastery, Mongolia, Asia

China, Qinghai, Ta er Si, Tibetan monks inspecting lengths of material.

Mrauk U, Dung Bwe Festival for the passing of an important Buddhist Monk, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Burma.

Monk sitting in front of a carved teak door, Shwe In Bin Kyaung Monastery, Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Asia, Bhutan, Bumthang. Monk and girls in doorway of shop.

A young nun at her dorm window at Zayertheingi, a Buddhist nunnery in Sagaing, a town outside of Mandalay, Myanmar.

Buddhist children playing Burma

Mrauk U, firing a rocket at a monks coffin at Dung Bwe Festival, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Burma.

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