Drepung Located on the mountain of Gephel Wutse at the west suburb of Lhasa, Drepung Monastery is one of the three greatest monastery of Gelug Sect, and the biggest monastery in Tibet. Covering an area of about 200, 000 square meters, and the grand monastery which once contained more than 10 thousand monks is composed of white buildings arranged in close order, looking like a huge rice pile, so it is named Drepung. Drepung means “Mound of Rice” in Tibetan language, a symbol of prosperity. The Drepung Monastery was founded in 1416 AD by a disciple of Tsongkhapa named Jamyang Choje. Tsongkhapa once personally presided the consecration ceremony there. When firstly built, the temple was very small, with only a small hall covering an area of dozen square meters and 7 monks. During the first half of the seventeenth century, deciple of Tsongkapa expanded the temple, which was finally developed into seven Dratsang. The major architectures of Drepung Monastery are the Tsoqen Hall, four colleges, Ganden Podrang and 50 Khumtsen. The Tsoqen Hall, among them, is a place for all monks to congregate to chant and perform ceremonies. Incorporated from seven Dratsang, four colleges include Gomang, Roscelin, Deyang and Ngagpa Dratsang; Before the Potala Palace was rebuilt, Ganden Podrang is the bedroom for deciple in the Drepung Monastery. As a rule, these colleges would house a total of about 800 monks. In the past, 10,000 monks were living at Drepung. Deciple has been living here since he took power of government and religion in Tibet. During the Sholton Festival, the Drepung Monastery will hold a large exhibition of Buddha which exerts a wide influence.