The Sera Monastery is one of the "great three" Gelug university
monasteries of Tibet, located 1.25 miles (2.01 km) north of Lhasa and about 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the Jokhang.
The other two monasteries are Ganden Monastery and Drepung Monastery.
The origin of the Sera Monastery is attributed to a fact that during its construction, the hill behind the monastery was covered with blooming wild .