Saint Benedict wrote the definitive Benedictine Rule for western monasticism during the 6th century, detailing the administrative and spiritual responsibilities of a community of monks led by an abbot.

Vietnamese monks led by the abdicated Emperor Tran Nhan Tong developed the Trúc Lâm Zen branch of philosophy in the 13th century.

They were executed by a guild of twenty-three monks led by the influential sculptor Saengnan, from the temple of Neungasa, in Goheung County.

The monks, led by the shramana Shilifang 室李防, presented sutras to the First Emperor, who had them put in jail:

On 25 June 1198 a colony of 12 monks led by Abbot Ralph arrived at the site from Revesby Abbey in Lincolnshire.

In 1979 he was one of the small group of monks, led by Ajahn Sumedho, who established Cittaviveka, Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, in West Sussex.

In 597 Gregory the Great sent a group of monks led by Augustine of Canterbury to evangelise Britain.

It was Itta who tonsured Gertrude, founded Nivelles, and first made contact with the Irish monks led by Foillan.

During the war 10 monks, led by father Isidorus Verelst, stayed in the abbey.

In an attempt to find emotional stability, she briefly joined a community of monks led by Ananda Ashrama, who preached religious tolerance and simple living.