Monastery

A monastery was a religious , usually isolated, and normally home to monastic groups devoted to the ideals of their . Monasteries were prevalent throughout the races of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, particularly among those species with more spiritual societies.
In June 2151, Captain Jonathan Archer claimed that the oldest monastery that he ever visited was in Ngari, Tibet on Earth. It was significantly smaller than the Vulcan P'Jem monastery. ()
While visiting Earth during the mid-22nd century, Doctor Phlox attempted to familiarize himself with many of the planet's religions including Buddhism, which he accomplished by spending two weeks at a Tibetan monastery where he learned to sing chords with the high lamas. ()
The Vulcan monastery at P'Jem on an unnamed planet near the Andorian system was already a thousand years old by the 22nd century and was still used by Vulcan s prior to its destruction by the Andorians in 2151. ()
The Klingon Followers of Kahless built a monastery on Boreth inspired by The Story of the Promise. At L'Rell's request, left the son she and Voq had conceived at the monastery in 2257 to be raised by the monks. Worf and other Klingons visited the monastery on occasion to explore their faith. (, , )
Bajor, with its highly religious people, was home to several monasteries, including the Monastery of the Kai and the Dakeen Monastery. ()
In 2373, Odo once claimed that Risa made the Trill Hoobishan Baths look like a monastery. ()
Later that year, when Tom Paris asked Kes about his future, Chakotay joked that he may learn he'd left and joined a monastery. ()
In 2376, Tom Paris threatened to send The Doctor's character in the Fair Haven holoprogram, Mulligan, to a nearby monastery with a vow of silence. ()
== List of monasteries ==
* Bajoran
** Calash Monastery
** Dakeen Monastery
** Kiessa Monastery
** Monastery of the Kai
* Klingon
** Boreth Monastery
* Vulcan
** P'Jem
== Apocrypha ==
In the February 1995 "The Bajoran and the Beast", William T. Riker and Ro Laren travel to an ancient monastery on a planet in the Altair system to return "memory bubbles."
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