Drepung Monastery was founded in 1416
near Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. Gomang Dratsang or
College is the oldest of the 4 colleges of Drepung. Before
1959, the Drepung monastery had more than 10,000 monks. Gomang
alone had about 5,500. Since its beginning, Gomang College
has produced many eminent Buddhist masters and has been a
very important Tibetan and Buddhist learning center. Each
of the colleges of Drepung has its speciality and the focus
of Gomang is philosophy: logic and debate.
