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.

“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) and can be built once the Colonial Age is reached. It is an equivalent of the European 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 Edit

Main article: Mercenaries (Age of Empires III)

Technologies Edit

Technology	Cost	Effect	Civ.
Training Forms	100 food, 100 coin	The Shaolin Master gets the Monastic Sangha ability	Chinese
White Tiger Training	75 food, 75 coin	Brahmins can train Wagner the Pet White Tigers	Indians
Reiki	200 wood, 100 coin	Ikko-Ikki 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	Ikko-Ikki can use stealth mode and gets the Dodge ability	Japanese
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 the Terror Charge ability, and elephant train time -20%	Indians
Kyudo	500 wood, 500 coin	Increases the hit points threshold of Ikko-Ikki'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	Ikko-Ikki can use the Sabotage ability	Japanese
Compunction	400 food, 500 wood	Outlaws get +35% hit points and attack	All

Further statistics Edit

As the Monastery is unique to Asian civilizations, only improvements available to them that are shown in the following table.

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 Edit

As the Monastery is unique to Asian civilizations, only other civilizations' TEAM cards that affect them are shown in the following tables.

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Monastery

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

Asians Edit

Card	Description	HC level
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points	10
Holy Refuge	Ships 1 Monastery Rickshaw and Monastery improvements 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 Edit

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Confucius' Gift	Improvements are researched nearly instantly and Home City shipments arrive 33% faster		40

French Edit

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 Edit

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

History Edit

““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.”

Age of Empires III
Buildings in Age of Empires III
Civilian	House
Economic	Town Center · Trading Post · Market · Mill · Livestock Pen · Church · Plantation · Factory · Capitol
Military	Outpost · Dock · Barracks · Stable · Artillery Foundry · Arsenal · Fort · Saloon*
Other	Field Hospital · Native Embassy*
British	Manor
Dutch	Bank
Ottomans	Mosque
Russians	Blockhouse
The WarChiefs
Aztecs	Fire Pit · Farm · War Hut · Nobles' Hut
Iroquois	Longhouse · Fire Pit · Farm · War Hut · Corral · Siege Workshop
Sioux	Teepee · Fire Pit · Farm · War Hut · Corral
The Asian Dynasties
Chinese	Village · Rice Paddy · Consulate · Castle · Monastery · War Academy · Wonders
Indians	Sacred Field · Rice Paddy · Consulate · Castle · Monastery · Caravanserai · Wonders
Japanese	Shrine · Rice Paddy · Consulate · Castle · Monastery · Dojo · Wonders
* introduced in The Warchiefs
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