Monastery
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A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone. A monastery generally includes a
Sharabai Monastery (Himachal Pradesh)
Procession monastique
Taktsang Palphug Monastery, also known as Paro Taktsang or "Tiger's Nest"
Mendicant monk sitting on Xindong Street, Taipei
Monk
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A monk is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions, and
Monastery
…A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities (as cenobites) or alone (as hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a…
Painting of a Catholic monk of the Carthusian order by Flemish painter Petrus Christus in 1446
Buddhist monks in Thailand
Buddhist monks collecting alms
Monk resting in Ladakh