Monks learning session, with masters and students, Sera Monastery, Tibet, China, Asia

Students exercising and training at Wushu Institute at Tagou Training school for kung fu students, Shaolin Monastery, Shaolin, birthplace of Kung Fu martial art, Henan Province, China, Asia

Wushu Institute at Tagou Training school for kung fu students, Shaolin Monastery, Shaolin, birthplace of Kung Fu martial art, Henan Province, China, Asia

Novice Buddhist monk at a Buddhist monastery at Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Trulshig rinpoche, blesses. Tulshig rinpoche blesses. Tulshig rimpoche s followers believe that he, like many other lamas, reassumes a human body after death in order to return to disciples. previous incarnation of tulshig rimpoche spent several years at dzarongpu monastery (highest monastery in world located at 16,500’ within sight of northern side of mt everest) served as of ngawong tenzin teachers. He promised to return in next life, so at tulshig s death ngawong tenzin norbu sought found reincarnation. current tulshig rimpoche then came to monastery studied with ngawong tenzin norbu. relationship between teacher student, in which a teacher returns to study from former student, maintains lineage over generations. Bhutan

Young attractive brunette woman, wearing a white dress, relaxed and serene in a beautiful natural place, in front of a big waterfall, among assorted vegetation, Monasterio de Piedra, Zaragoza, Spain

Students reading at the nunnery Chullichan Nunnery School, convent Rizong west of Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Shaolin Buddhist monks, Kung Fu students rehearsing for a performance on Buddhas birthday, Shaolin Monastery, known for Shaolin boxing, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China

practice for foreign students in side courtyard of the Shaolin Monastery, known for Shaolin boxing, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Kung Fu student kick boxing training, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Kung Fu student kick boxing training, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Shaolin Buddhist monk watching Kung Fu students, Shaolin Monastery known for Shaolin boxing, Taoist Buddhist, Song Shan, Henan province, China

Kung Fu student kick boxing training, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Shaolin Buddhist monk watching Kung Fu students, Shaolin Monastery known for Shaolin boxing, Taoist Buddhist, Song Shan, Henan province, China

Kung Fu student kick boxing training, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

young monks read religious Tibetan texts, monastery, Dharamsala, India

Boys at Buddhist monastery school study to become monks, learn dances, in the remote Kingdom of Mustang, Nepal.

The Monastery of San Francisco 1534 to 1600 the largest colonial building in Quito on Plaza San Francisco, with shoe shine boys, Quito, Ecuador

The Monastery of San Francisco 1534 to 1600 the largest colonial building in Quito on Plaza San Francisco, Old Town area with students, Quito, Ecuador

The Monastery of San Francisco 1534 to 1600 the largest colonial building in Quito the main facade on Plaza San Francisco, Old Town area, Quito, Ecuador

The Monastery of San Francisco 1534 to 1600 the largest colonial building in Quito the main facade on Plaza San Francisco, Old Town area, Quito, Ecuador