Three young monks praying at a rock-cut image of the Buddha in the Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa (Polonnaruva), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Bhutanese boy and monks, Paro Dzong, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Young Buddhist monks, Paro Dzong, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Wat Po and monks, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Buddhist monks, Paro Dzong, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monk praying, Wat Benchamabophit (Marble Temple), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of three Buddhist monks along the Tonle Sap river in the waterfront area of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young Buddhist monks, Paro Dzong, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Three Buddhist monks carry firewood high above the mountain village of Khare, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Buddhist monks walking towards Ta Prohm temple, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Asia

Mural of the doctrine of the Buddha blossoming like a lotus, by the monk painter, Khrua In Kong, first Thai painter to adopt the true three-dimensional perspective technique, The Ordination Hall at Wat Bowornivet, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist monks visiting Dharmarajika Stupa at Sarnath ruins near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Three young monks dressed in red, with red parasols at the Myatheindan Pagoda (White Temple) in Mingun, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddhist monks in Terminal Three of Beijing Capital International Airport, China

Three novice Buddhist monks sitting by a large reclining Buddha in the light of candles, near Shwesandaw Paya, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Three Buddhist monks carrying food bowls, Kyichu Temple, Bhutan, Asia

Three Buddhist monks at Onhmin Thonze monastery, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Three novice monks buying comics in the town market, Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Three novice monks in village near Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Mongolia buddhist monks at gandan monastery, ulaan baatur

Monks in Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia

South East Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Bhuddest Temple, Videographer shows video footage to three young monks.

South East Asia, Laos, Luang Prabang, Three young monks sudy in the temple garden.

Buddhist monks laughing at a picture on a digital reading tablet, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia

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

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

Asian Buddhist monks carrying umbrellas on staircase at Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mandalay, Sagaing, Myanmar

Asian monks lighting candles in temple