Tibet: Drepung & Sera Monastery, Apr 2024
Drepung Monastery (哲蚌寺) is one of the three pillars of the Tibetan state and is said to be the largest monastery in the world once housing over 10,000 resident monks. Nowadays, about 600 monks reside here. Drepung translates to “rice heap” which is a reference to the white buildings dotting the hillside. There is a […]