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Monks  
(42 images)

  • Monks at Bayon, Angkor Wat, Bayon: NY, Brach, Moa, Men,Chen, Phen
    Monks at Bayon, Angkor Wat, Bayon: NY, Brach, Moa, Men,Chen, Phen
  • Monks at Angkor, 2006
    Monks at Angkor, 2006
  • Monks at Angkor, 2006
    Monks at Angkor, 2006
  • Cambodia
    Cambodia
  • Monks at Ta Prohm Temple. Angkor, Cambodia.
    Monks at Ta Prohm Temple. Angkor, Cambodia.
  • Monk reading, Sagain, Burma, 2005
    Monk reading, Sagain, Burma, 2005
  • Monks at Diskit Monastery, Ladakh, India 2006
    Monks at Diskit Monastery, Ladakh, India 2006
  • Monks lighting candles and khom loy lanterns for Loi Krathong festival.
    Monks lighting candles and khom loy lanterns for Loi Krathong festival.
  • Monk at Gasang Monastery., Trindu, 2006
    Monk at Gasang Monastery., Trindu, 2006
  • Monks in monaserty in Sagain, Burma, 2005
    Monks in monaserty in Sagain, Burma, 2005
  • Shinto priest, Kyosan, japan, 2005
    Shinto priest, Kyosan, japan, 2005
  • The Dalai Lama
    The Dalai Lama
  • The Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India.<br />
"Ah, you again," the Dalai Lama exclaimed, taking my hand and holding it as we walked through his garden. He stopped to feed his pet parakeets, and I apologized for taking his time from what is now an incredibly busy schedule of meetings. "Please know that I have the best of intentions," I assured him. He turned towards me suddenly, his eyes boring into mine. "Yes, I know. And good intent is very important. Most important in all that you do. Never forget." Whatever your actions, it’s what in your heart that truly matters.” His simple words always made an impact on me.
    The Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India. "Ah, you again," the Dalai Lama...
  • The Dalai Lama. At the Kalachakra, Sarnath, India
    The Dalai Lama. At the Kalachakra, Sarnath, India
  • The Dalai Lama
    The Dalai Lama
  • Monks in prayer at the Dalai Lama's techings.
    Monks in prayer at the Dalai Lama's techings.
  • Tibet, Kham - Monks at Zunya Monastery, 2006
    Tibet, Kham - Monks at Zunya Monastery, 2006
  • Monk in Pokhara, nepal, 1990
    Monk in Pokhara, nepal, 1990
  • Thumpten's twin monks and grandfather with butter lamps at Swayambunath Stupa.
    Thumpten's twin monks and grandfather with butter lamps at Swayambunath...
  • The Dalai Lama blesses recent arrivals from Tibet, including a young girl with her mother Dharamsala, northern India.<br />
Hundreds of young children walk or are smuggled over the high mountain passes of Tibet every year in hope of receiving a Tibetan education in exile. His Holiness arranges an audience with every one of them. Since the 1959 exodus from Tibet led by the Dalai Lama, more than 130,000 Tibetans in exile have fought to preserve their unique culture and identity while rebuilding their lives in the 47 Tibetan refugee settlements throughout India and Nepal. In this sense, Tibetan refugees have managed more than mere survival; they have created a Tibet in exile that is in some ways more truly Tibetan than their occupied homeland.
    The Dalai Lama blesses recent arrivals from Tibet, including a young...
  • Three Tibetan Buddhist monks at Dip-Tse-Chok-Ling Monastery in Dharamsala, India. With more than 6500 Tibetan Buddhist monasteries destroyed in Tibet after the 1959 Chinese invasion many of the monks and lamas have fled their homeland. New monasteries such as Dip-Tse-Chok-Ling Monastery in Dharamsala India have been rebuilt to house the exiled refugees and the new generation of enthusiastic young monks.
    Three Tibetan Buddhist monks at Dip-Tse-Chok-Ling Monastery in...
  • Tibet, Kham<br />
Young monk at Lhonnagon monastery, near Kandze, 2005
    Tibet, Kham Young monk at Lhonnagon monastery, near Kandze, 2005
  • Monk in Degang valley, Kham, Tibet, 2005
    Monk in Degang valley, Kham, Tibet, 2005
  • Monk in Litang, Kham, Eastern Tibet, 2005
    Monk in Litang, Kham, Eastern Tibet, 2005
  • Samteden, 82 year old nun-at Kamsun Yuly Namgyal Monastery, 2008
    Samteden, 82 year old nun-at Kamsun Yuly Namgyal Monastery, 2008
  • Monk getting head shaved, rangoon, Burma, 2005
    Monk getting head shaved, rangoon, Burma, 2005
  • Monk in rangoon, 2005
    Monk in rangoon, 2005
  • Monk at Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, India 2006
    Monk at Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, India 2006
  • The Dalai Lama's hands.
    The Dalai Lama's hands.
  • Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, peace activist and 1967 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, living in exile at his home in Plum Village, Bergerac, France.<br />
Thay, as Thich Nhat Hanh is affectionately called, had just finished leading a teaching at his Plum Village meditation center. An avid human rights activist, he was banned from his home country of Vietnam in the 1970’s and went into exile in France. Only recently has he been allowed to return and visit his monastery, Tu Hieu Temple, in Hue, Vietnam.
    Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, peace...
  • Monks at Tu Hieu Temple, Hue, Vietnam, 2007
    Monks at Tu Hieu Temple, Hue, Vietnam, 2007
  • Tibetan monk in kandkze, Kham, 2005
    Tibetan monk in kandkze, Kham, 2005
  • Tibetan Lama and his twin grandsons at Swayambunath, Kathmandu, Nepal.<br />
Lobsang Thenba, a Tibetan lama living in exile, stands proudly with his two young grandsons at Swayambunath stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. These twins have been trained to be monks since birth, and one has recently been recognized as a being reincarnated as a high lama or Rinpoche.
    Tibetan Lama and his twin grandsons at Swayambunath, Kathmandu, Nepal....
  • Tibet, Kham<br />
Xinlong, monks in monastery, 2004
    Tibet, Kham Xinlong, monks in monastery, 2004
  • Monk getting his first picture taken in a photo studio
    Monk getting his first picture taken in a photo studio
  • Boy prostrating at temple, Jyekundo, Kham, Tibet, 2005
    Boy prostrating at temple, Jyekundo, Kham, Tibet, 2005
  • Monks at Gesar Sum Monastery
    Monks at Gesar Sum Monastery
  • Monk carrying a kettle of butter tea, Ganden Monastery.
    Monk carrying a kettle of butter tea, Ganden Monastery.
  • Monk at Likir Monastery, Ladakh, India, 2010.
    Monk at Likir Monastery, Ladakh, India, 2010.
  • Kundu, Monk at Chime Lhakang Monastery.
    Kundu, Monk at Chime Lhakang Monastery.
  • Ling Rinpoche, young reincarnate Lama.
    Ling Rinpoche, young reincarnate Lama.
  • Photo: Alison Wright// Nepal, Pokhara, National Geographic Journeys, Himalayan Highlights, MT7829. The National Geographic group stayed in Pokhara for two nights at the Temple Tree Resort. Japanese Buddhsit nun chanting paryers while circumambulating the Peace Pagoda as the sun sets on Machapuchare, Fish Tail Mountain.
    Photo: Alison Wright// Nepal, Pokhara, National Geographic Journeys,...
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