The monks then fled the scene from the prefect's guards and his supporters.

They began attacking the temples and many monks fled to southern China to seek refuge.

This fact was attractive for monks fleeing the crowds.

The desperate monk fled the mountain but was captured by Oda forces.

And the strange monk drew back out of the water and fled from his devil.

He ran ahead a dozen strides, seeking an angle to best view the top of the ridge, where the monk was fleeing.

During this period of political consolidation, many monks left the sangha or fled to Thailand.

There are other accounts, not entirely reliable, that the monks might have fled even into the southern part of what we now call Russia.

The monks had fled years ago, as had most of the other inhabitants of the area.

Abbot Paulus (1520-36) and the monks fled, taking the archives with them.