The Cistercian order, a Catholic order of monks and nuns, was founded around the year 1100.As an institution, the Order has certain rules and disciplines that made it a distinctive type of ...

The Danilov monastery also produces about 12 types of pies, and two years ago the monks opened a facility for baking cookies. "We even have our own brand," says Theognost proudly.

Often located in remote areas far away from cities and even villages, Russian monasteries have always had to produce much of their own food, and many monks and nuns continue these traditions today ...

Several types of Buddhist monasteries subsequently evolved in response to the monastic requirements of the Buddhist monks and to fulfil the spiritual and practical needs of the devotees. Some of the ...

About 600 monasteries scattered across the northern states of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and the regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh offer training in four types of Tibetan and ...

About 600 monasteries scattered across Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Ladakh offer training in four types of Tibetan and Indian Buddhist traditions. Reuters World News ...

The instruction states that all monasteries of nuns must be affiliated with a federation, or organization, of religious houses. Sunday, June 01, 2025 A service of EWTN News ...

About 600 monasteries scattered across the northern states of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and the regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh offer training in four types of Tibetan and ...

About 600 monasteries scattered across the northern states of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and the regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh offer training in four types of Tibetan and ...