My favorite part was the debating courtyard...I never imagined! More

Their facial expressions and gestures got better as the hour went on - If I were to recommend it, go at the end, as thats when they are most worked up, and the crowds are the thinest. More

It was good to see if for myself on this trip. The Tibetan people doing the renovations to the old Monastery were actually a bit more interesting in their singing traditional songs and doing the work in the traditional manor. More

We saw very little of Sera Monastery other than the debating monks. It was really cool seeing the monks asking questions and interacting with one another. It was well worth checking out though we didn't stay for very long. More

I'm not sure why, but of all the monasteries I visited in Tibet, Sera felt the most spiritually alive to me. (This doesn't include the Jokhang Temple, which has monks, but I believe is primarily a temple. The Jokhang is very much alive with spirituality, despite everything.) Sera Monastery in Lhasa, though damaged and diminished, survived the Cultural Revolution and... More

Everyday around 3pm except on Sundays. A great experience to see the monks debating and at the end, doing a long chanting session. More

This place is just out of the town and is good for a couple of hours. My wife was by now a bit zonked by the altitude having done too much too fast for the first two days in Tibet, so she decided to go but stayed in the car to wait for us. There are not as many monks... More

not far from the city, just 5km away, you can see the monks discussing his sacred scriptures in the gardens every afternoon. is a living monastery with more than 300 monks! More

When in Tibet you should see as many monasteries as you can manage, it gets a bit claustrophobic and the incense can be overwhelming not to mention the complicated history, but it's just too special to shortcut. More