As the three major monasteries in Lhasa, Sera may not Drepung vast and varied, but the debate here is very definitely on the activities characteristics.
Sera all called "salad Mahayana Island", 3 km north of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, the Sera Wuzi foot giant Shi Zhengrong. And Gandian, Drepung collectively known as "the three temples in Lhasa." "Sera" in the Tibetan Wild Rose Lane is the meaning. Legend covered here at the foot of the Wild Rose repair Monastery, Sera Monastery in Mandarin. Gelugpa monastery by the founder of Tibetan Buddhism were Caledonia ( "Yeltsin measures", "lake" and "Sport Village" is the organizational structure of Tibetan Buddhism temples. Yeltsin measures assembly Temple, the temple monasteries, temples throughout the center. Yeltsin has four major measures widening hole inside that Buddhist temple hall, the seat of Buddhist classics and monks assembly sites; Yeltsin called the organization the following measures lake that abbey. Buddhist monks are learning establishments; Sport is the next village, the temple is the most grass-roots organizations, accommodation and daily schedule between monks. ) Pakistan, one of the disciples of Buddha also appointed its eight missing. LO 17 years in the Ming Dynasty (1419) construction. Buddha has represented the interests of the West to Nanjing Master Tsongkhapa Mecca Emperor Yongle, has been called "Palace garden links Hui Pu countries should be supplemented significant religious ceremony on Hongshan West Buddhists major divisions," given India Patent and secured by a large number of books, statues, Sengyi, Fa Zhang, silk and silver, which he built into the existence Sera. Yeltsin measures are the main mosque building, three abbey (Maiza warehouses, and Ji Zha positions, Abaza Wharf) and 29 Sport Village, which occupies an area of some 110,000 square meters.
Sera golden Buddha inside preserving 10,000, most of the Tibet local productions. There are many bronze statues from the Indian mainland. Hall and the lake on the mosque walls to preserve the original mural with a lot of color. Lane mosque is the most famous statue of "Ma Tau a wise" like. Ji Zha four warehouses in all, the great hall into the village, over a row of small Temple, which is the most. After stretching when the people inside a small shrine, the first contact with the base that statue.
Sera woods around everywhere, flowing water, has always been saying monks living place of sermons, there are many small monastery for Buddhist monks and nuns around the meantime, Temple and the Temple East South Temple Pubu, ROM geni Secretary Monastery, Gongbasa Temple and the Temple Palau Ben Kong, Zha Xi Qu Monastery, Qu Sang Temple and Gali nun at the monastery; - Day has arrived there, the Sera Monastery has so forth.
Tianzangtai Sera Monastery in Lhasa in the northern mountains, if the patient, may have the chance to see the early morning celestial burial, but on the road Tianzangtai very difficult. And to respect local customs of the people of Tibet government is not to allow travelers to see the celestial burial, it is possible that you spent a lot of time and energy to climb up there has been prevented, and even some accident, I suggest that you should consider carefully.
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Sera debate on the very famous. Debates Park on the northern edge of the channel leading to the main gate. From 15:00 by the time the general debate, easy to watch.
Sera is a grand festival called "salad collapse Yeltsin's" intention to increase Chijie pestle Sera unique Mt. Rumor in the 15 century AD from India came a straitjacket pestle called flying pestle, by the stutter and stammer a little bit lake in the Tibetan calendar, December 27 Phuntsok Tenzin protecting shrines were welcomed into worship. The past, according to the habit every December 27 morning, the lake stutter and stammer a little bit "law" on his officers and rushed to Mt pestle tabled before the Dalai Lama's Potala Palace, the Dalai Lama Mt pestle increase holders, then the officers returned to the Sera Temple. Then, stutter and stammer a little bit lake Phuntsok Shengzuo, carrying steel pestle to all monks had come to pay homage to the masses of believers in the head and increase support to show Buddhist gods and protecting the thousands. Sera waiting for this day to the annual increase over the head of thousands of followers.
Beautiful legends :
Sera Monastery on a top source said : There are two versions of a monastery in a stronger foundation to build the current Hail, Hail Tibetan pronunciation of "salad", named after the building was completed, "Sera," for "Hail Temple"; The building was built in the midst of a wild Rose said flowers blooming and hence the name "Sera", the Tibetan wild Rose pronunciation for "salad." The full name of the monastery, "Daijoji salad."
