Monastery (Age of Empires III)

This article is about the building in Age of Empires III. For the building in Age of Empires II, see Monastery (Age of Empires II). For other similar buildings, see Temple or Church.

Monastery
Building information
Introduced in	The Asian Dynasties
Type	Military
Civilization	Asians
Age	Exploration Age
Use	Trains outlaws and mercenaries Provides Monk technologies
Construction
Wood	225
Max. builders	8
Build time	20 seconds
Build limit	1
Statistics
Hit points	3,000
Line of Sight	12
XP build bounty	45
XP bounty	90

“	Trains repentant outlaws and mercenaries. Provides Monk improvements.	”
—In-game description

The Monastery is a military building in The Asian Dynasties that is unique to the Asian civilizations (Chinese, Indians, and Japanese). It is an equivalent of the European Tavern and the United States Saloon, but also provides technologies to improve Monks.

Outlaws and mercenaries trained at the Monastery are statistically identical to ones trained at the Saloon in most cases, but have the Repentant prefix added before their names (e.g. Repentant Pistolero, Repentant Corsair, etc.).

Units

Main article: Outlaw

Main article: Mercenaries (Age of Empires III)

Technologies

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect	Civ.
	Training Forms	100 food, 100 coin	Gives the Shaolin Master Monastic Sangha	Chinese
	White Tiger Training	75 food, 75 coin	Brahmins can train Wagner the Pet White Tigers	Indians
	Reiki	200 wood, 100 coin	Sohei Archer can heal injured units	Japanese
	The Five Precepts	200 food, 200 coin	Disciples get +20% hit points and attack	Chinese
	Improved Healing	250 food, 250 coin	Brahmins heal +67% hit points	Indians
	Intonjutsu Stealth	200 wood, 200 coin	Sohei Archer can use stealth mode and gives him Dodge	Japanese
	Compunction	200 food, 250 wood	Outlaw hit points and attack +20%, train time -50%	All
	Supreme Ultimate Fist	350 food, 350 wood	The Shaolin Master gets +300% attack and his Roundhouse Kick ability deals +100% damage	Chinese
	Terror Charge	500 food, 500 coin	Brahmins gets +5% speed and gives him Terror Charge, and elephant and cavalry train time -20%	Indians
	Kyudo	500 wood, 500 coin	Increases the hit points threshold of Sohei Archer's Divine Strike ability by 50%	Japanese
	Slow Motion Routines		Increases the Shaolin Master's Critical Strike chance to 40%	Chinese
	Crushing Force		Increases Brahmins' Stomp chance to 20%	Indians
	Kayakujutsu	350 wood, 350 coin	Sohei Archer can use Sabotage	Japanese

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)
Construction cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)

Home City Cards

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Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Asians Card Description Age HC level Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points 10 Holy Refuge Ships 1 Monastery Rickshaw and Monastery technologies cost -50% (also +1 Villager for the Indians) 10 Land Reforms Villagers and Rickshaws build buildings 50% faster and buildings' build bounty doubled (also +1 Villager for the Indians) 10 Atonement The Monastery can train Iron Troopers/Jat Lancers/Yojimbo and outlaws use -2 population (also +1 Villager for the Indians) 10 The Indians have the TEAM Improved Buildings card instead of Improved Buildings. The Atonement card unlocks Iron Troop for the Chinese, Jat Lancer for the Indians, and Yojimbo for the Japanese. Chinese Card Description Age HC level Confucius' Gift Technologies are researched instantly and Home City shipments arrive 33% faster 40 French Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cheap Church Church and Mosque costs -80% and their improvements (except unique ones) cost less; Field Hospitals cost -50%; Monastery costs -30%; Fire Pit are free 10 Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points 10 Mughal Architecture Buildings except wonders cost -20% wood and build time -50% +1 Villager 40

Changelog

The Asian Dynasties

• Monasteries give 20 XP when built and 40 XP when destroyed.

Definitive Edition

• Monasteries give 45 XP when built and 90 XP when destroyed.

History

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“Monastery” derives from the Greek word “monasterion,” and describes a group of people, usually monks or nuns, who live a life apart from the rest of society because of their devotion to a religion and its ascetic principles. This community often shares the common goal of striving to reach spiritual perfection and wisdom, often taking vows of celibacy, poverty, and obedience. Monasteries were first built in the fourth century BCE to accommodate pilgrims during their annual retreat, or vassa, a period lasting from July to October. The vassa took place during Southeast Asia’s rainy season. The monks, who were typically a migratory group, were expected to remain in a single place out of the weather, and under intense meditation. Early retreats were held in pavilions and parks that had been donated by wealthy benefactors. These vihara, Sanskrit for “refuges,” became popular, and as time passed the custom of permanently residing in communal dwellings became more desirable. One of the most famous Buddhist monasteries is the Shaolin Monastery, located in the Henan province of China, founded in 495 CE. The edifice is associated specifically with Chan Buddhism and the martial art of Kung Fu. Monastery legend states that the Indian monk Bodhidharma visited the temple in 527 CE. During his time meditating on the mountain overlooking the monastery, Bodhidharma taught himself a form of martial arts to defend against wild animals and bandits. He stayed at the temple for nine years, and before his departure he taught his disciples the skills he had learned, creating the martial arts legend that surrounds the Shaolin monks to this day.

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Gallery

A Japanese Monastery

Unused Monastery portrait