monk

He fled Tibet as a young man and spent 14 years as a monk in southern India, then moved to the US in 2006, settling in Queens.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

Users who have downloaded his app include a strip club owner, a Buddhist monk and parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

He shaved off his black hair like a monk, gathered friends for tea and discreetly picked up the tab.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Nobody has an answer – not Lady Eboshi, certainly not San’s wolf mother or a monk who turns out not to be a monk at all.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

The old monk leaned over the basket and looped the braid around the baby’s wrist.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

There, we spoke to monks at the Kirti monastery in Aba, or Ngaba in Tibetan, which was once at the heart of its resistance to Beijing.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The start of Khao Phansa on Thursday was a joyous affair in the rural province of Samut Sakhon, featuring offerings to monks and traditional dances.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

But the action is nullified by the fact that Ono assumes the stoic posture of the Buddhist monks seen in the news at the time setting themselves aflame in protest of the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Buddhist monks are highly venerated in Thailand, entrusted with preserving and passing on the Buddha's teachings.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

“Farewell!” cried the knight, popping his head into a painting of some sinister-looking monks.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling