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monastery Tengboche, a Buddhist monastery in Nepal.

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External Websites

• Smarthistory - Buddhist monasteries
• McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Monastery
• Khan Academy - Buddhist Monasteries
• World History Encyclopedia - Medieval Monastery

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Key People:

Michelozzo

Juan de Herrera

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monastery, local community or residence of a religious order, particularly an order of monks. See abbey; monasticism.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.