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色拉寺

Sèlāsì
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 Sera Monastery (one of the three great Gelug monasteries near Lhasa, Tibet)

Examples

色拉寺位于拉萨北郊。
Sèlāsì wèiyú Lāsà běijiāo.
Sera Monastery is located on the northern outskirts of Lhasa.
我们在色拉寺看到了著名的辩经场面。
Wǒmen zài Sèlāsì kàndào le zhùmíng de biànjīng chǎngmiàn.
At Sera Monastery we watched the famous monk debates.

Tips

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Founded in 1419, Sera (色拉 'wild rose') is one of the 'three great seats' (三大寺) of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, alongside Drepung (哲蚌寺) and Ganden (甘丹寺). Famous for its afternoon courtyard debates.

In Pop Culture

色拉寺辩经 Sèlāsì biànjīng
Sera monk debates
Daily Buddhist philosophical debates held in the monastery's courtyard, a major tourist draw featuring vigorous gestures and hand claps.

Stroke Order

色 sè
拉 lā
寺 sì