The most distinctive vessel is probably a rice bowl on a stem with a spired lid for monks called hsun ok.

A monk called Mosacra founded a settlement on the site of the village in the 7th century.

During his reign Michael had to deal with the highly political trial of a monk called Niphon.

"If you come down, I will spare your life," the monk called.

In 1107 a monk called Yizhuo worked at the monastery repairing and completing religious images.

The monks who wrote it down used a system of dots and strokes called neumes.

The story of this event is told by a monk called Mahesara Suri.

The legend cannot be traced beyond an 8th-century account, according to which the story was revealed in a dream to a monk called Florentius.

An abbey was founded here around the year 620 by a monk called Theodulph.

He recalled his college thesis about the travels of an obscure medieval monk called Thomas of the Tree.