Courses and study program

The study of the five classical texts is divided into fourteen classes. Based on seniority, the classes are ranked as: Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Zenkyang The senior Madhyamika The junior Madhyamika The supplementary class of Prajnaparamita called Zurkhol

Term & Affiliation

Although the exact duration of one’s study at Sera Mey is not fixed, generally it takes around twenty years to attain the highest degree of Geshe Lharampa. A student who has finished fourteen years of study and examination at Sera

Examinations

Memorization:Memorization Examination has been a long monastic tradition in Tibet. In this, students recite by heart all the texts that they were able to memorize in front of an examiner. This was conducted twice a year, one in summer and

Education

Education is the process of facilitating learning or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. Educational methods include teaching, training, storytelling, discussion, and directed research. Education frequently takes place under the guidance of educators, however, learners can also educate themselves. Education can take

Founder

Just as finding the source of a river should lead us to a mountain, the history of the Buddha Dharma should also lead us to its origin, the Buddha Shakyamuni, our sublime teacher with exceptional compassion for the beings of

Author

Khedrup Gedun Tepa Dhargye, an incarnation of Geshe Potowa who was considered an emanation of Maitreya, was a great adept and scholar whose work on Prajnaparamita and Madhyamika are studied intensively at Sera Mey. He was a prolific writer well

Legendary Scholars

The Upholders of Dharma in General, Gaden Tripas [Supreme Head of Geluk Tradition] and Abbots from Sera Mey Sera Mey had produced many eminent saints and scholars among whom some had become regents of the government of Tibet while some

History in Exile

His Holiness envisioned that if the monastic communities could be established in places where Tibetan refugee settlements have been founded, it would be beneficial for the preservation of the Buddha Dharma; this would also improve and stabilize the livelihoods of

List of Gaden Tripa Holder

CATEGORY: ABOUT US List of Gaden Tripa Holder from Sera Mey Monastery (Dratsang) Since 1539 TERM GANDEN TRIPA HOLDER NAME  YEAR OF SERVICE 1  17th Mi Nyank Dorjee Sangpo 1539-1546 2 22nd Gyalrong Genden Tepa Dhargye(The Text Composer of Sera Mey

Khangtsen

Khangtsen information  The  existing 13 colleges or khangtsens 01. Shungpa  06. Maryung 11. Rongpo 02. Pobhor  07. Tsodor 12. Minyag 03. Tsawa 08. Thepo 13. Gyalrong 04. Yerpa 09. Tsangpo   05. Kongpo 10. Gungru   Click here to view