Sera Monastery is one of the three Gelug Sect monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism together with Drepung Monastery and Ganden Monastery. Covering an area of 114,946 square meters, it is located at the south foot of the Mountain Sera Utse and is three kilometers away from the northern suburb of Lhasa. The Sera Monastery was founded in 1419 during the Ming Dynasty by Jamchen Chojey, a disciple of Je Tsongkhapa.

Sera monastery suffered severe damage in history, but after the peaceful liberation of Tibet, the central and local governments spared no efforts to repair it. Now Sera Monastery has become a sacred place for lamas holding religious activities.