He went up the nave and into the square chancel where the monks were gathered, seated in benches on each side.

This room, where the monks gathered to discuss the daily matters concerning the monastery, was the most important room after the church.

On Saturday and Sunday the monks would gather at their communal church.

Some monks would gather a large cluster of monks around him as his disciples.

About 10,000 Tibetan refugees, monks and foreign tourists gathered outside his home.

He said the monks gathered 17,000 eggs daily and had been known to sing to the birds.

The monks had gathered by Petride's truck, watching him, waiting for instructions.

In the evening the monks again gather in the main hall for chanting and meditation.

Underneath, in the porch of the Abbey, the monks had gathered to give him a last God-speed.

At the front of the library, a monk gathered several books under his arm, then slipped out on noiseless feet.