India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, A Buddhist monk holding lotus flowers prays at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh.

India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, A Buddhist monk holding lotus flowers prays at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh.

India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, A Buddhist monk holding lotus flowers prays at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh.

Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Buddhist monk and nuns on waterside.

India, Ladakh, Religion, Close cropped shot of monk holding ancient Buddhist texts.

China, Tibet, Shigatse, Monk chanting from Tibetan prayer book in cell in Ta er Si temple also known as Kumbum.

China, Tibet, Samye Monastery, Near Tsetsang, Young novice monk head and shoulders portrait profile right.

China, Tibet, Lhasa, Drak Yerpa Monastery complex, Monk and layman blowing trumpets with rainbow tassles hanging from them.

Sri Lanka, Polonnaruwa, Buddhist monk praying in front of giant reclining Buddha figure.

India, Ladakh, Tikse, Close up of a novice monk writing with a pen and paper at Tikse Monastery.

India, Ladakh, Religion, Tibetan Buddhist priest holding prayer wheel.

Thailand, North, Chiang Mai, Monk sitting under a tree reading a book trying to keep cool.