Sera Monastery

色拉寺

monastery in Lhasa

#2 in Lhasa / #38 in China

by Antoine Taveneaux

/ CC BY-SA 3.0

Sera Monastery, located in Lhasa, Tibet, is one of the prominent "Great Three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibet, alongside Ganden Monastery and Drepung Monastery. Founded in 1419 by Jamchen Chojey, a disciple of the renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher Tsongkhapa, Sera Monastery serves as an important center for monastic learning and practice. The monastery is renowned for its vibrant and dynamic debating sessions among monks, which are a key aspect of their education in Buddhist philosophy.

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