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'''Sera Monastery''' ([[Wyl.]] ''se ra dgon pa'') — founded by Jamchen Chöjé (1354-1435) in 1419, | '''Sera Monastery''' ([[Wyl.]] ''se ra dgon pa'') — founded by Jamchen Chöjé (1354-1435), a close disciple of [[Tsongkhapa]], in 1419, Sera Monastery was the second largest of the [[three great Gelugpa seats|three great Gelugpa monasteries]] near [[Lhasa]], with more than 8,000 monks before 1959. | ||
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Sera Monastery (Wyl. se ra dgon pa) — founded by Jamchen Chöjé (1354-1435), a close disciple of Tsongkhapa, in 1419, Sera Monastery was the second largest of the three great Gelugpa monasteries near Lhasa, with more than 8,000 monks before 1959.