There are three largest prestigious monasteries of Gelugpa: Drepung, Ganden, and Sera. Drepung and Ganden both have longer histories, but Sera is as prestigious as them. It houses three colleges as well as Drepung and Ganden.

Sera means "Wild Rose Garden" in Tibetan. It sits at the foothills of Tatipu, and is designed around a Main Assembly Hall which is the grandest hall of Sera, occupying a floor space of 1,000 square meters.

The mural collection there is original and in perfect condition. It has noteworthy statues of Maitreya, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats , Scriptures written in gold powder, scroll paintings, a tapestry portrait of Jamchen Chojey, and thangkas.

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