During five years, Beat Presser lived and worked in monasteries in Thailand, India, Myanmar, Laos, Sri Lanka and Cambodia, documenting the daily routines and spiritual practices of monks, novices and nuns. The black and white photographs and the text written by Presser provide a rare insight into monastic life, and the life of the protagonists Akinjano, Ja Ras and Pag Di, and their experiences in a monastery. They tell of Lord Buddha, of their simple and introspective life, of their asceticism and meditation, their celebrations and rites, and their life in silence.