Inch Abbey, a large, ruined monastic site, Downpatrick, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

Cathedral of the Holy Savior, UNESCO, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Rice trough inside remains of monastic refectory, Northern Ruins, Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Church of St-Honorat, Alyscamps, UNESCO, Arles, Bouches du Rhone, Camargue, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

The Monastery, Alcobaca, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Portugal, Europe

The Monastery, Alcobaca, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Portugal, Europe

The Franciscan Monastery, Dubrovnik, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dubrovnik-Neretva county, Croatia, Europe

Bas-relief of life of Buddha, Borobudur, 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple, UNESCO, Java, Indonesia

YuanFoDian (Circular Buddha Hall), Lushan (Mount Lu), Jiujiang City, Jiangxi, China. Lushan is a UNESCO World Heritage site, it is one of China's most famous mountains known for its natural beauty.

Adorable stone sculpture of a child monk in Nuona Pagoda Temple, aka Small Heavenly Pool Temple, a Tibetan Temple in Lushan (Mount Lu), Jiujiang City, Jiangxi, China. Lushan is a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its natural beauty.

Wall painting at Tibetan Buddhist Thikse Monastery, near Leh, Ladakh region, state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Monks at the Tibetan Buddhist Hemis Monastery, Ladakh region, state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Cloister, Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, UK

Aerial drone panoramic view of the Alcobaca Monastery (Alcobasa Monastery), UNESCO World Heritage Site, a Catholic monastic complex, Alcobaca, central Portugal, Eurpe

Votive Church, (Votivkirche), Interior view, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vienna, Austria, Europe

One of Eighteen Arhats of Mahayana Buddhism await return of Buddha as Maitreya, Long Quang Pagoda, An Giang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Meteora, ancient holy Monastery of Varlaam, UNESCO, Kalabaka, Greece

Meteora, ancient holy Monastery of Rousanos Saint Barbara and Holy Trinity, UNESCO, Kalabaka, Greece

View towards the Convent of San Antonio de Padua, Izamal, Yucatan State, Mexico

Thien Truc Buddhist pagoda, Life of the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama), preaching first sermon to monks in Deer Park in Varanasi, Bac Lieu, Vietnam

Ancient statue of Buddha on hillside of Feilaifeng (Flying Peak), Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

Cloister of Saint Andrew Gothic Church, Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy

Meteora, ancient holy Monastery of Varlaam, UNESCO, Kalabaka, Greece

Indus River with the Tibetan Buddhist Stakna Monastery in the background, near Leh, Ladakh region, state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Buddhist monks at Wat Rong Khun, the famous White Temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Monastery of Alcobaca, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alcobaca, Oeste, Portugal, Europe

Santes Creus Cistercian Abbey, Aiguamurcia, Catalonia, Spain

Ancient monastic settlement in Skellig Michael, UNESCO World Heritage Site, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

Detail of tombstone engraving, Glendalough Monastic Site, County Wicklow, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Interior, stalls, choir of the monastic church, Maulbronn Monastery, Cistercian Abbey, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kraichgau, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Ornate pillar in the Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Buddha statues in the Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Schloss Ettersburg Castle with the monastic church near Weimar, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Classical Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

The origin of the Pomposa Abbey dates back to the 6th-7th centuries as a Benedictine settlement on the Insula Pomposia, a wooded island surrounded by two branches of the river and protected by the sea. After the year 1000 it became a thriving monastic center. Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy

The origin of the Pomposa Abbey dates back to the 6th-7th centuries as a Benedictine settlement on the Insula Pomposia, a wooded island surrounded by two branches of the river and protected by the sea. After the year 1000 it became a thriving monastic center. Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy

The origin of the Pomposa Abbey dates back to the 6th-7th centuries as a Benedictine settlement on the Insula Pomposia, a wooded island surrounded by two branches of the river and protected by the sea. After the year 1000 it became a thriving monastic center. Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy

North High Cross, Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland

Sheela Na Gig, White Island, Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly, Ireland

Kells, County Meath, Ireland, Cross Of St Patrick And St Columba

Rock Of Cashel, Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland

Ulster History Park, Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland

High Cross, Moone, Co Kildare, Ireland

Kilmacduagh Monastery, Kilmacduagh, County Galway, Ireland

Dragon On A Cistercian Abbey Ceiling, Clare Island, County Mayo, Ireland

Devenish Monastic Site, Devenish Island, Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Clonmacnoise, Co Offaly, Ireland

Rock Of Cashel, Hore Abbey, Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland

Round Tower At Turlough, Co Mayo, Ireland

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