 
                                                                                    
                                                Xiaohua Xie (Panaramio)                                            
                                                                            Sershul is a major Geluk monastery in northern Kham that was founded in 1760 by a monk from Tashilhunpo named Rabjampa Tenpa Dargye under the patronage of the family of Yidlun Lhari in Derge. It was originally founded as a branch of Chunkor Monastery.