Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...

According to popular belief, Guru Padmasambhava meditated in the caves around Rizong ... lodges or homestays near Rizong monastery. Monks at times allow tourists to stay overnight at the monastery.

Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from ...

According to popular belief, Guru Padmasambhava meditated in the caves around Rizong ... lodges or homestays near Rizong monastery. Monks at times allow tourists to stay overnight at the monastery.

The answer to that is no I don't," one monk said. "Anything I get paid for the work I do is handed to the monastery." He further explained that if he needs to pay for something essential ...

the monk said he never had sexual relations with another monk, and was “illegally kicked out from the monastery.” Nektarios noted that he and the other monks at Osiou Avakoum “have found ...

At the temporary shelter next to the SangKar Chosde Monastery management committee in Chamco township, monks and nuns have moved into mobile prefab homes with improved earthquake resistance and ...

The numbers of monks at Westminster varied through the centuries from about 30 to 60, although only 24 were left when Henry VIII dissolved the monastery in 1540. But the community also included many ...

Nestled in the rugged terrain of Himachal Pradesh, Tabo in the Spiti Valley is a cultural and spiritual gem. Often called the ...