Monks in Contemplation

Monks in vibrant robes captured in contemplative poses and natural settings, reflecting tranquility and Buddhist spirituality.

Myanmar,Yangon,Shwedagon Pagoda,Monk Praying

Buddhist monk at Wat Arun (The Temple of Dawn), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monk. Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang.

Phuoc Long buddhist temple. Buddhist ceremony. Monk praying. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Child Monks

Buddhist Monks at Wat Phan Tao Temple holding candles during Loy Krathong in Chiang Mai, Thailand Paul Brown Date:

Asia, India, Junior monk

Lama drinks tea while reading scriptures at the Dhokham Garther Monastery - Kham, Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)

Portrait of a young buddhist monk; Mandalay, Myanmar

Portrait of a novice Buddhist monk, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Bhutanese man holding Mani wheel near Taksang Monastery, Paro, Bhutan

Myanmar, Burma, Lake Inle. A young novice monk learning at a monastery school on Lake Inle. Much of the early education of young boys takes place in Buddhist monasteries.

Tibetan Buddhist Monks wave at the Cham dances at the Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan, China

China, Yunnan, Shangrila, Monk talking on cell phone

Siem Reap, Cambodia, a Budhist monk strides along the path leading away from the spires and statues of the Bakong Temple, Pre Rup (Roluos Group)

Mahagandayon Monastery, Amarapura, Myanmar, South East Asia. Detail of young monk in a row for the ritual of lunch.

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

Laos, Vientianne, Wat Saladeng. Seated Buddha.

North Korea, Kaesong. A monk at Ryongtong Temple. Founded by the Chontae Buddhist sect in 1027, Ryongtong temple is believed to have been the first Chontae Temple in Korea.

Gantha Tibetan bell

Monk talking on a mobile phone in front of a temple, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

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

A Buddhist monk sat smiling in the sunshine.

Phuoc Hue buddhist pagoda. Monk at buddhist ceremony praying in the main hall. Vietnam.

The 14th Dalai Lama (Religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub, 6 July 1935) is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are the most influential figure in the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, although the 14th has consolidated control over the other lineages in recent years. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, and is also well known for his lifelong advocacy for Tibetans inside and outside Tibet. Tibetans traditionally believe him to be the reincarnation of his predecessors and a manifestation of the Buddha of Compassion. The Dalai Lama was born in Taktser, Qinghai and was selected as the rebirth of the 13th Dalai Lama two years later, although he was only formally recognized as the 14th on 17 November 1950, at the age of 15. He inherited control over a government controlling an area roughly corresponding to the Tibet Autonomous Region just as the nascent People's Republic of China wished to reassert

Buddhist monk

Buddhist holding a picture of the Dalaï Lama

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Hemis monastery, monk during buddhist festival

A young nun studying, Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Young monk at the window of his monastery Myanmar

Tibetan Monks chanting performance at Agape Church in Santa Monica California

Tibet, Lhasa, Potala Palace

Myanmar. Shan State. Shwenyaung. Shwe Yan Pyae Monastery. Novice monks distracted from reading.

Portrait of a monk at Myanmar Monastery; Yangoon, Myanmar

Buddhist monk practices sand mandala painting in Dhokham Garther Monastery - Kham, Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)

THIKSEY, INDIA, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012: Young Buddhist monk standing in doorway of of Thiksey gompa, Ladakh, India, Asia

Close up of Buddhist monk wearing golden robe sitting cross legged on the floor, meditating, Buddhist hand gesture.

Monk, signing and documents on floor for rental, agreement and signature in temple for deal. Man, writing and paperwork or contract for insurance or loan in Thailand for Buddhist community or support

Myanmar, Burma, Rakhine State, Sittwe. An old Buddhist monk walking down a street of Sittwe.

Buddhist monk at Preah Khan Temple, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of a serene monk standing in shadows, a splash of red robe against the ornate, colorful Dharma wheel painted on the door.

Monk sitting in Wat Tham Seu, tiger cave temple, Krabi

Colourful Tibetan musicians Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Monk with elaborate carved wall in Golden Palace Monastery, Mandalay, Myanmar

Myanmar, Burma, Rakhine State, Sittwe. An old Buddhist monk walking down a street of Sittwe.

Buddhist master meditates on the Bodhi tree at the Mayadevi temple, birthplace of Buddha, Lumbini, Nepal, Asia

India - Ladakh - Hemis Monastery. Tibetan monk

Burma, , General - people, Portrait of an elderly Buddhist monk

Buddhist monks with motorcycle decorated with katoks and prayer flags - Kham, (E. Tibet), Sichuan Province, China

Monks inside the wonderful Potala Palace at the home of the Dalai Lama with lake in capital city of Lhasa Tibet China (MR)

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

THAILAND CHACHOENGSAO WAT UDOM MONGKOL the Wat Udom Mongkol near city Mueang Chachoengsao City in Province of Chachoengsao in Thailand. Thailand, Chachoengsao, November, 3, 2023 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21367303

Senior Male Praying At Chimi Lhakhang Monastery, Punakha District Bhutan

MYANMAR, Yangon. Asian buddhist nun in orange robe hands kneeling to pray inside Shwedagon Pagoda

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

Thailand. Buddhist monk using a mobile phone.

Myanmar, Kawthoung, Young Novice Monk With Bowl Full Of Alms Offerings.

Two Tibetan monks, stand in front of an intricately carved doorway at the Po Dang Gompa or Palace Monastery, a Nyingmapa Order B

Close-up of a monk smiling, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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

European monk at Wat Suanmokh forest monastery

buddhist monk, chiang mai, thailand Copyright: xStefanxTomassetti/DinodiaxPhotox

Buddhist monk, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist MonkPunakhaBhutan

Buddhist monk begging for food on Royal Palace Square or Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal, South Asia, Asia

Monk at main prayer hall doorway, Wat Sensoukarahm, Luang Phabang, Laos

Mid section view of a monk holding prayer beads, Shigatse, Tibet, China

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

Portrait of a young monk; Punakha, Bhutan

Mid section view of a monk holding prayer beads, Bhutan

Young monk wearing sunglasses at Wangdue Phodrang Dzong.

Young monk in Wat Kraom . Sihanoukville. Cambodia. (Sihanoukville, Cambodge)

Kyoto Japan. Monk at the entrance of Chion-in temple

India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, a seated monk in dark glasses spinning his prayer wheel at Hemis Monastery

Important abbot of Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China

Monks with cats, Nga Hpe Monastery, Inle Lake, Myanmar Burma, Asia

Eastern Tibet, Monastery, Young Monk.

Monk Holding a Kitten

Nuns in the Terdrom nunnery, Tibet, China, Asia

Learning Buddhism with a monk, Tu An Buddhist temple, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Monks in a courtyard of at the Gandantegchinlen Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Monk placing his hand into the mouth of a lion statue, in front of a statue of Airavata, the three-headed elephant, Khmer bronze statues, Mahamuni Pagoda, Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

thailand, a buddhist carrying lotus flowers and incense

Myanmar, Monyma, Mandalay Division, Novice monk praying under giant statue of reclining Buddha in Lay Kyune Sakkyar temple

Young monk in Wat Kraom.

Monk living at Wat Bo, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Senior Buddhist monk dressed in maroon robe walking at Shwedagon Pagoda complex, Yangon, Myanmar

Buddisht monk, Yonghe Gong, Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple, Beijing, China

Pilgrim in front of Boudnath Stupa, Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, Asia

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

A man sitting on Hemis festival at Hemis Gompa Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Monk before Mount Kailash, Kailash Kora, Western Tibet, Asia

young sadhu, varanasi, uttar pradesh, india, Asia Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Pilgrim ascending to the Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Bodhnath, buddhist monk, portrait,

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Japan, Kyoto, Kiyomizu Temple, Monk welcomes donations ´NO MODEL RELEASE´

Buddhist novice praying, Bagan, Burma, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist monk in Lhasa, Tibet using a cell phone outdoors.

Monk turning prayer wheels, Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

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