Built in 1416 and located at the northwest suburb 5 kilometers from Lhasa, it is the largest of the six big shamanist monasteries in China. It occupies a land of 250,000 square meters and had once boasted 10,000 monks, among whom, many became Buddhist talents. The 5th Dalai Lama lived here before he moved to Potala Palace. There is an abundance of historic relics and Buddhist Scriptures in Drepung Monastery.