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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 57. Chapters: Sera Monastery, Dorje Pakmo, Palcho Monastery, Kumbum Monastery, Tashilhunpo Monastery, Jokhang, Gonggar Choide Monastery, Karma Gon Monastery, Drepung Monastery, Lamaling Monastery, Thrangu Monastery, Ralung Monastery, Tradruk Temple, Chokorgyel Monastery, Ganden Monastery, alu Monastery, Samding Monastery, Yerpa, Nechung, Ramoche Temple, Sakya Monastery, Lhatse, Khorzhak Monastery, Simbiling Monastery, Yungbulakang Palace, Riwoche Monastery, Taklung Monastery, Muru Nyingba Monastery, Tsomon Ling, Tsozong Gongba Monastery, Tsechen Monastery and Dzong, Tsurphu Monastery, Reting Monastery, Milarepa's Cave, Drongtse Monastery, Tsi Nesar, Sanga Monastery, Mindrolling Monastery, Kundeling Monastery, Yangpachen Monastery, Ngor, List of Buddhist monasteries in Tibet, Drigung Monastery, Namgyal Monastery, Narthang Monastery, Buchu Monastery, Daklha Gampo, Shechen Monastery, Nyethang Drolma Lhakhang Temple, Palyul, Menri Monastery, Sershul Monastery, Ani Tsankhung Nunnery, Galden Jampaling Monastery, Shelkar, Mangnang Monastery, Yarchen Gar, Buchasergyi Lakang Monastery, Pomda Monastery, Toling Monastery, Manmogang Monastery. Excerpt: Sera Monastery (Tibetan: Wylie: Se-ra; Chinese: ) is one of the 'great three' Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet, located 1.25 miles (2.01 km) north of Lhasa. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Drepung Monastery. The origin of the name 'Sera' is attributed to a fact that the site where the monastery was built was surrounded by wild roses (se ra in Tibetan language) in bloom. The original Sera monastery is located in Lhasa, Tibet, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the Jokang and is responsible for some 19 hermitages, including four nunneries, which are all located in the foot hills north of Lhasa. The Sera Monastery, as a complex of structures with the Great Assembly Hall and t...
