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SERA MONASTERY - TIBET
Sera ( means "hailstone" in Tibetan ) Monastery has been one of Tibet's premier monastic educational institutions from its founding in the early
fifteenth century until the present. It is the second largest of the three great seats of learning (gdan sa) in the
Geluk (dge lugs) school.
Located about 2 miles north of Lhasa, and occupying an area of about 1/3 km2 , Sera is
comprised of a great sutra chanting hall, a college and 32 sections.
Sera Monastery together with Ganden Monastery and Drepung Monastery in Lhasa are
known as the Three Great Monasteries of Tibet.
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