a religious way of life of Christians who live ascetic and typically cloistered lives that are dedicated to Christian worship.

one of the earliest surviving forms of organized monasticism and one of the fundamental institutions of Buddhism.

The degrees of Eastern Orthodox monasticism are the stages an Eastern Orthodox monk or nun passes through in their religious vocation.

Cenobitic (or coenobitic) monasticism is a monastic tradition that stresses community life.

Jain monasticism refers to the order of monks and nuns in the Jain community and can be divided into two major denominations: the Digambara and the Śvētāmbara.

the life followed by monks and nuns of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Church of the East and some Eastern Catholic Churches.

The modern practice of living in religious or spiritual communities that have monastic elements but are not limited to a specific church or denomination.