Sera Assembly Hall
Sera Assembly Hall
where thousands of Gelung Buddhist monks are praying
Location:
Sera Monastery, 色拉中路 Chengguan, Lhasa, Tibet, China
Duration:
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Personal highlights
- Sera Monastery: one of the great 3 monasteries in Tibet
- Assembly Hall: where monks at the age of 8 to 70 years pray
- Architecture: it has 110 pillars and can host up to 3,500 monks
- Revolution: the monastery was damaged 1959 after the Chinese takeover
- Location: 2km outside of Lhasa with some view over the city itself
Image sources
- Sera Assembly Hall
- Tibetan woman praying
- Seating rows for the monks
- Main entrance to the hall
- Buddhist sculptures
