We really loved going to Drepung Monastery. It's a little bit outside of the city and up on the mountain. It was so peaceful, it's exactly how we envisioned how Tibet would be. The monks prayed and lived peacefully on the grounds. They charge you to take pictures in certain areas of the monastery but it's well worth it -... More

Cannot be in Lhasa and not visit the Fepung Monastery. Beautiful and interesting. Make sure you have a really English speaking guide otherwise you will not get the historic background. More

For full write up & photos, please visit my blog: http://www.aspirantsg.com/travel-holidays/drepung-monastery-of-collecting-rice-tibet/singapore or follow me on twitter for other travel reviews: https://twitter.com/AspirantSG Drepung Monastery is located at the foot of Mount Gephel, it is one of the Great 3 Gelukpa University Monasteries. The other two are Ganden and Sera Monastery. It is comparable to NUS status with the 2 universities in... More

Certainly worth a visit but beware, some monks here ATTACK tourists. Very rude monks, so walk tight and keep your eyes open. More

Large monastery with many different buildings currently quite well presented. Not slow to charge for photography so perhaps choose the best buildings for the camera. More

We might have enjoyed this monastery more than any place in Lhasa. It is huge, out of the way, and feels like the real pilgrimage site. Locals are everywhere, paying homage to shrines and keeping the candles burning by adding yak butter. We saw some amazing things here, like locals working on a temple and singing a work song. Beautiful!! More

Seen from afar, its grand, white construction gives the monastery the appearance of a heap of rice. Hence the name "Drepung Monastery" which in Tibetan language means "Monastery of Collecting Rice". Lovely monastery once you walk up a rather steep incline past a multitude of beggars. Many of the large rocks have been inscribed with script which adds to the... More

The monastery itself - or what we saw of it - was nice, but not more beautiful than the Sera monastery we saw the day before. Main attraction - yes, attraction, with a lot of tourists - is the debating of the monks, which is nice, but the tourists kind of made it feel less authentic in my opinion. More

Drepung is just outside Lhasa. We went with a guide using public transport. The monastery is set on a hill with views over the new part of Lhasa. Unlike some other temples and monasteries, it wasn't crowded with tourists and pilgrims. We met a Buddhist nun who lives in a cave house next to the temple. She had been there... More