I won't read a book unless it's hand-written by monks.
Flanked by other monks or whatever they were, the man in the black robe then led us further in.
It has special significance, generally eaten by senior monks during important ceremonies.
Much of it was first recorded in writing by scholarly Christian monks.
Built in 1172 and first operated by monks, the three-chambered structure is 100 feet high.
Above the monastery there are a number of caves carved into the cliff face and used by monks for meditation.
After centuries of breeding selection by French monks, it was decided to open a herd book in 1893.
After this period, the body is taken in the coffin to a cremation ground and burned, again attended by monks.
We, the audience, also experience these visitations, at times by monks who materialize all over the world every thousand years.
After a while the main entrance was reopened, though watched by monks.