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Ramoche Temple

Just 300 meters from the Jokhang, Ramoche Temple is home to the 8-year-old Buddha statue, a rare Han-Tibetan golden roof, and the Gelug school's Upper Tantric College. A quieter Lhasa experience well worth the short walk.

Nechung Monastery

Easily reached on the way down from Drepung, Nechung Monastery was once home to Tibet's oracle and protector deity Pehar. Its 17th-century murals are among the finest in Lhasa. Plan your visit with opening hours, tickets, and insider tips.

Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery (literally “Rice Heap” monastery) lies in west of Lhasa under Mt. Gambo Utse. Built in 1416, it is considered as one of the largest monasteries in the six principle monasteries of Gelu Sect. Drepung was known for the high standards of its academic study.

Sera Monastery

Sera Monastery in the northern suburbs of Lhasa-the representative monastery of the Gelugpa of the Tibetan Buddhism. Sera Monastery developed over the centuries as a renowned place of scholarly learning, training hundreds of scholars, many of whom have attained fame in the Buddhist nations.

Ganden Monastery

Ganden Monastery is one of the 'great three' Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet, located at the top of Wangbur Mountain, Tagtse County, 36 kilometers from the Potala Palace in Lhasa, at an altitude of 4,300m. Its full name is Ganden Namgyal Ling. Ganden means "joyful" and is the Tibetan name for Tuṣita, the heaven where the bodhisattva Maitreya is said to reside. Namgyal Ling means "victorious temple".

Potala Palace

The world's highest-altitude palace, a sacred landmark of Tibet, and a masterpiece of ancient architecture housing centuries of Buddhist art and history.