797-12865 - India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, Rear view of al arge group of seated pilgrims, dressed in saffron and orange robes, in the grounds of the Mahabodhi Temple.

797-12870 - India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, Buddhist monk lighting merit-making candles in the grounds of the Mahabodhi Temple.

1199-206 - Monk in temple, Sri Lanka, Asia

805-874 - Buddhist monk looking back at Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan's largest monastery fortress established in 1543 above Mangde river gorge, Bhutan, Asia

805-854 - Monk musicians in ceremonial costume playing Bhutanese cymbals and drums at Paro Tsechu (annual monastery festival), Paro, Bhutan, Asia

1188-843 - Monk and money gifts in the Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-6620 - Learning Buddhism with a monk, Tu An Buddhist temple, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

809-6609 - Monk praying, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy Saint Georges, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

809-6621 - Learning Buddhism with a monk, Tu An Buddhist temple, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

1188-611 - Buddhist monastery on Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

1188-595 - Young monks receiving food gifts in Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

809-6524 - Buddhist ceremony, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy St. George, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

809-6522 - Buddhist ceremony, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy St. George, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

809-6523 - Buddhist ceremony, Wat Velouvanaram, Bussy St. George, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

809-6518 - Statue of Buddhist monk, Fo Guang Shan temple, Bussy St. George, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

1113-101187 - View through palm leaves towards the beach, buddhist novices at the sea, Hikkaduwa, Southwest coast, Sri Lanka

857-88734 - A Buddhist monk prays in a Buddhist monastery near Kathmandu, Nepal

1179-286 - A monk rotates the roller-books of the Monastery of Punakha Dzong which are used to pray, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

1179-285 - Young Buddhist monk takes clay with his hand to create objects that will be sold for the upkeep of the monastery, Punakha, Bhutan, Asia

1179-287 - Tibetan monk comes out from Punakha Dzong, the second oldest and most majestic dzong in Bhutan, Asia

1179-274 - Young monk at work at the school of the Buddhist religion in Punakha, Bhutan, Asia

1176-191 - Monks begging alms at dawn on Doi Suthep mountain, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

829-2171 - Stupa (bell-shaped ornaments) of Borobodur, a 9th-century Buddhist Temple near Yogyakarta in central Java, Indonesia.

809-6336 - Buddhist monks during Wesak (Buddha's birthday, awakening and nirvana) celebration at the Great Buddhist Temple (Grande Pagode de Vincennes), France, Europe

809-6354 - Buddhist sand Mandala, a spiritual and ritual symbol representing the Universe, Paris, France, Europe

809-6334 - Wesak (Buddha's birthday, awakening and nirvana) celebration at the Great Buddhist Temple (Grande Pagode de Vincennes), France, Europe

1112-2685 - Buddhist monk offers water blessing near Prasat Bayon, Angkor Thom, Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

797-11464 - Bhutan, Chimi Lakhang, Young novice monk standing in doorway of Chimi Lakhang temple in the old capital.

797-11457 - Bhutan, Bumthang District, Tamshing Lhakang, Buddhist pipe players dressed in ceremonial silk robes.

797-11456 - Bhutan, , Red robed Tibetan Buddhist monk talking on his mobile phone.

797-11466 - Bhutan, Punakha, Three young novice monks standing in doorway of Chimi Lakhang temple in the old capital.

797-11465 - Bhutan, Punakha, Three young novice monks standing in doorway of Chimi Lakhang temple in the old capital.

749-1937 - Buddhist monks at a square in front of the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

733-6440 - Monk at Heian Buddhist temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Heiansa, Gayasan National Park, South Korea, Asia

847-457 - The 15th century Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

847-456 - The 15th century Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

1113-97624 - Buddhist novice on the beach at Hikkaduwa, Southwest coast, Sri Lanka, South Asia

832-369212 - Young Buddhist monk with a red umbrella, Settawya Pagoda, Mingun, Burma, Myanmar, South East Asia

832-373042 - Theravada Buddhism, That Luang Festival, Tak Bat, novice, monks receive alms, Laotian believer with sash and alms bowl, pilgrims giving alms, orange robes, Vientiane, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-373036 - Buddhist monk in front of a big bell, Mingun near Mandalay, Birma, Burma, South Asia

832-369211 - Settawya Pagoda, young Buddhist monk with a red umbrella, Mingun, Burma, Myanmar, South East Asia

832-373034 - Young buddhist monk ringing the bell, Wat Sirimungkhun, Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia

832-368640 - Tibetan pilgrims throwing prayer notes into the air, ceremony at Namtso Lake, Heavenly Lake, Tibetan, China, Asia

832-369377 - Shaolin Monk

832-368262 - Monk wearing an orange robe, Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

832-372425 - Monk blowing conch shell, Deskit or Diskit Monastery, Gompa, Hunder, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, North India, India, Asia

832-368639 - Pilgrim and Tibetan monks refilling the brass bow with yak butter, Samye Monastery, Tibet, China, Asia

832-370710 - Novice Buddhist monks at a dawn ceremony in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

832-372355 - Two monks with red and orange robes, participants of the Global Buddhist Congregation 2011, Buddhist dignitaries from various Buddhist traditions and schools are photographed in front of national flags in Nehru Park, Gandhi Smitri, New Delhi, India, Asia

832-372362 - Tibetan Buddhism, religious masked Cham dance, at the important Kumbum Monastery, Gelug or Gelug-pa yellow hat sect, Ta'er Monastery, Huangzhong, Xinning, Qinghai, formerly Amdo, Tibet, China, Asia

1174-1673 - Monks on the U Bein Bridge, Amarapura, Myanmar, U Bein Bridge, Amarapura, Myanmar

1173-136 - Irrawaddy River, Mandalay, Myanmar, Irrawaddy River, Mandalay, Myanmar

831-1438 - Buddhist monks at religious ceremony, Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

831-1437 - Buddhist monk performs masked dance at religious ceremony, Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

733-6322 - Meal time at Kha Khat Wain Kyaung monastery, Bago, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

733-6323 - Meal time at Kha Khat Wain Kyaung monastery, Bago, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

733-6313 - Meal time at Maha Ganayon Kyaung Monastery, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

733-6314 - Meal time at Maha Ganayon Kyaung Monastery, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

733-6321 - Meal time at the Kha Khat Wain Kyaung monastery, Bago, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

805-730 - Buddhist monk in red robes turning prayer wheels in contemplative morning prayer, Tawang Buddhist monastery, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

805-728 - Buddhist monks in red robes walking in the early morning sunshine on the walls of Tawang Buddhist monastery, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

841-1489 - Wat Phra Ram, Ayutthaya Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

841-1490 - Wat Phra Ram, Ayutthaya Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-349022 - Buddhist monks walking over an old teak bridge at sunset, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

832-343603 - Buddhist monks at the stupa of Bodnath, a northeastern suburb of Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

805-719 - Two Buddhist men chanting their Buddhist mantra inside roadside tea stall at the Sela Pass, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

10-264 - A monk sits and looks at his phone beneath shelter, Royal Rock Temple, Golden Temple of Dambulla, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Asia

805-725 - Buddhist monk turning prayer wheels outside Tawang Buddhist monastery, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

805-722 - Buddhist monks gathered for morning prayers, Tawang Buddhist monastery, the largest in India, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

805-720 - Buddhist monks gathering in front of Tawang Buddhist monastery, the largest in India, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

805-721 - Buddhist monks gathering in debating groups in front of Tawang Buddhist monastery, the largest in India, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

846-1765 - Young Buddhist monk in the Wat Phra That Lampang Luang Buddhist temple, Lampang, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

846-1747 - Buddhist monk at Wat Arun (The Temple of Dawn), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-5903 - Ghami monastery monks blessing a field, Mustang, Nepal, Asia

809-5902 - Ghami monastery monks blessing a field, Mustang, Nepal, Asia

1112-1540 - A young Buddhist monk at Wat (Phnom) Hanchey, on the Mekong River, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1112-1537 - Buddhist monks at Ta Prohm Temple (Rajavihara), Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-278561 - Monks, Tshurpu Convent near Lhasa, Tibet

851-413 - Tibetan Buddhist monk at Tashilunpo Monastery ,Shigatse, Tibet, China, Asia

846-1719 - Paper lanterns being released at Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-364281 - Monk coming back from his morning begging, Shwezigon Pagoda, Bagan, Burma, Asia

832-364279 - Begging monks with bowls, Burma, Asia

832-364273 - Monk gathering at the induction of a department store, Yangon, Burma, Asia

1163-109 - A Buddhist monk reads a volume of Kagyur Rinpoche, Hemja, Nepal, Asia

1163-39 - A monk looks around during his graduation ceremony, Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

1163-104 - A Buddhist monk rings a prayer bell during the full moon celebrations, Bodhnath stupa, Bodhnath, Nepal, Asia

851-401 - Young Buddhist monk at the Buddhist stupa of Swayambu (Monkey Temple) (Swayambhunath), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

1163-100 - A Buddhist monk prays using a set of prayer beads (Japa Mala), Bodhnath stupa, Bodhnath, Nepal, Asia

1163-101 - A Buddhist monk holds prayer beads (Japa Mala), Bodhnath, Nepal, Asia

1163-32 - A monk prays in front of a golden Buddha, Wat Suthat, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

1113-93550 - Sticky rice, charity for buddhist monks, temple at Luang Prabang, Laos

1113-95745 - Buddhist monk at Bodnath Stupa, Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

832-263739 - Buddhist monks, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Rangun, Burma, Myanmar, south-east Asia

832-250605 - Settawya Pagoda, young Buddhist monk with a red umbrella, Mingun, Burma, Myanmar, South East Asia

846-1554 - Seated Buddha statue, Soon U Ponya Shin Paya, Sagaing Hill, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

846-1550 - Buddhist monks lining up to receive donations of rice for lunch, Mahar Gandar Yone Monastery, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

832-241340 - Devotion of a monk while to begging for alms, Binhabad, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Asia

832-234203 - Monks in Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia

809-5657 - Monk sitting on steps, Angkor Wat, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

846-1539 - Young female monk, Phaung Daw Oo pagoda, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia