Day 3: Drepung & Sera Monastery

After a long and good sleep and my headache recovered and I feel I did not get the worst of altitude sickness which is very lucky even though I did not listen to the advice (There will be story later on the altitude sickness). We will visit 2 monasteries of the Tibetan Buddhism study colleges or universities Drepung and Sera.

Drepung Monastery is at the top of the hill where the monastery is sitting at the top with beautiful scenery. There are many accommodation for the monk that study there and it make the monastery very huge where at one time it was the largest monastery in the world.

The other Sera monastery which is also important to the Tibet Buddhism study where the most important learning process that bring us there which is the ‘Debate’ among monk at the debating courtyard. This is good experience to observe the Tibetan teaching of a famous monastery tradition at Sera.

The day ended with a tour group dinner at a local restaurant near Johkang Temple with another tour group which will follow us to Everest the next day.


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