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Monks Posing 1, Tibet, China by boobooroy

Monks by Seth Anderson

Monks in the Park

Monks by Laurent Boulay

Monk taking selfie by noel rojo

Monk's Hood by Giles Watson

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ACONITE

He dragged me from Tartarus,

Chained in adamantine,

Clawing up the chasm of Acone,

My eyes seared by sunlight.

My twelve canines gleamed,

My three tongues slavered,

My triple bark splattered

Dog-spit across the green fields.

My sputum sprouted wolfsbane;

Witches flew by it.

Medea picked it for her poison;

Hecate made it hers.

I was Cereberus, the thrice

Decapitated. My three

Necks bleed. Blue flowers

Mourn my murder.

Source material: According to Greek Mythology, the triple-headed hound Cereberus was dragged to the cave of Acone, near Mariandyne on the Black Sea, by Heracles. The saliva of the dying dog generated the poisonous plant Aconite, also known as Wolfsbane and Monk’s Hood. Medea poisoned a cup of wine with the same plant in the hope of disposing of Theseus, but it is said that the poison was first used by Hecate, or indeed that Cereberus is himself a later version of the witch-goddess. See Robert Graves, The Greek Myths, 97 c and 134 g,h. When used in witches’ ointments, the plant caused fibrillation, which, when combined with the psychotropic properties of plants from the family Solanacae, resulted in a flying sensation. See Margaret Baker, Discovering the Folklore of Plants, p. 9. Poem by Giles Watson, 2002.

Monk Parakeet by Robinsegg

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Yeah?

These guys are noisy! We keep parrots at home and considered one of these species, but they are just too noisy. Our Sengal is just as playful, but without the constant squawking. I think the best pet bird(best pet period!) just might be a budgie; they have beautiful voices, they are as smart as any other bird, and they can't inflict much pain when they occasionally bite. On the other hand, the Senegal.................

Monk Seal by Craig Chew-Moulding

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Monk Beer Abbey by #KPbIM

Bhutan Monks by Diane Bondareff

Bhutanese monks perform cham, the ancient ritual dance of Tantric Buddhism, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, at Battery Park in New York. The monks were in New York to celebrate the exhibition 'The Dragon's Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan' at Rubin Museum of Art through Jan. 5, 2009.

Monks 2013 by Will Richardson

monk seal by Robert Nunnally

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kauai, hawaii, on a north shore beach, july 19 2013

Monk Transport by Emon

Monk Office 1 by Steve Walser

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Monk on mobile by Eric Enno Tamm

Monk on mobile at monastery of Labrang.

Located in southern Gansu on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, Labrang is one of the largest and most important monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism. Its Living Buddha or "Gegen" ranks third in importance behind the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama. The monastery was largely destroyed during the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, but since the 1980s monks have meticulously rebuilt and restored its temples, prayer halls, stupas and residences.

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Bhutan Monks by Diane Bondareff

Monks from Bhutan's Trongsa Monastery conclude their 8-day visit to New York with a performance of the Cham dance of liberation at the Statue of Liberty, Sun. Sept. 21, 2008, in New York. The monks were in New York to celebrate the exhibition 'The Dragon's Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan' at Rubin Museum of Art through Jan. 5, 2009. (Photo by Diane Bondareff for the Rubin Museum of Art)

Monks at Shwedagon by Jay Tindall

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More novice monks at Shwedagon Pagoda. Taken with my small point and shoot digital..

Monk by Alexander Zubkov