First vowed members begin a lifelong commitment to their Rule of Life ...

Monastic bed-making principles revolve around simplicity and orderliness with an emphasis on clean lines and neutral colors to create a serene bed space, aligning with the peaceful ambiance that is ...

In seventh-century Emesa, Syria, a man walked through town tugging a dead dog on the end of a rope. He defecated in public, strode about naked with all his clothes piled in a turban on his head and ...

"Pandhof next to the Dom Church." Photo by Bart van Leeuwen / Flickr (cropped from original). CC BY 2.0. This series examines monastic movements amid broader religious and cultural traditions. It ...

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, Mahinda Samarasinghe and Embassy officials attended the Katina (Cheevara/ Robe ...

Early starts, strict routines and discipline: more and more young men in Finland are being drawn to the rigours of monastic ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login Hospitality was an integral part of medieval monastic life. In receiving guests the monks were following Christ's injunction and adhering ...

Role of Buddha Dhamma in Strengthening Asia” key focus of key event organised by Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and the International Buddhist Confederation The first Asian Buddhist Summit, ...

Its thirteen chapters present new research into the rich corpus of textual sources and archaeological remains and move beyond traditional studies that have treated monastic communities as religious ...

The Butley seal (left) was used to leave the priory's mark of the Virgin and child (right) on documents A 10-year-old metal detectorist has found a rare monastic seal while searching a field.

The churches of St Mary and Marcus, St Peter and St Paul, and St George, mainly built between the 9th and 11th centuries, provide a panorama of early medieval monastic architecture in central Europe.