Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t29.8

v1.c7.s3.t29.8

In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the monk quota of se ra theg dgon was set as 5,500 monks and the number of monks increased to over 10,000 in the heyday, making se ra theg dgon one of three major temples in Lhasa and one of six well-known temples of dge lugs pa. In particular, byes grwa tshang, smad pa grwa tshang and sngags pa grwa tshang made a great contribution to train heir monks and promote Buddhist dharma lineage and they built many branch temples in remote areas such as Amdo and mDo Khams.