Sera Monastery
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Sera Monastery is one of the great Gelug university monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned for its monastic debates and historic role as a major religious and educational center near Lhasa.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
ⓘ
Gelug monastery ⓘ university monastery ⓘ |
| affiliatedSchool | Gelug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Tibetan Buddhist monastic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dalai Lama institution
ⓘ
Tibetan monastic education system ⓘ |
| contains |
assembly hall (Tsogchen)
ⓘ
monastic residences (khangtsen) ⓘ various chapels and temples ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| currentUse |
active monastery
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| debatePracticeFrequency | daily (in the afternoon, traditionally) ⓘ |
| debatePracticeLocation | monastic debate courtyard ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3,700 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jamchen Chöje Shakya Yeshe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedUnderPatronageOf | Je Tsongkhapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1419 ⓘ |
| function |
granting Geshe degrees
ⓘ
training monks in Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| hasOverseasBranch | Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubunit |
Ngakpa Dratsang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sera Je College NERFINISHED ⓘ Sera Me College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural relic site under regional protection ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important institution in Tibetan religious politics
ⓘ
major center of Gelug scholasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic role as educational center
ⓘ
historic role as religious center ⓘ large monastic population ⓘ monastic debate ⓘ philosophical education ⓘ scholastic training ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lhasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern outskirts of Lhasa ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lhasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern slope of Serawoze Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Three Great Monasteries of Lhasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Tibet Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restorationStatus | partially restored ⓘ |
| sisterMonastery |
Drepung Monastery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ganden Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent |
damage during 1959 Tibetan uprising
ⓘ
destruction during Cultural Revolution ⓘ |
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