Going to Linh Phuoc pagoda, Da Lat to see the architecture from impressive cicadas
Long history, the architectural style outside the special cicadas, Linh Phuoc Dalat pagoda is an impressive place to visit and explore for you.
About Linh Phuoc pagoda
Coming to the city of flowers , in addition to sightseeing places, check in with nature, flowers. A spiritual and spiritual tourist destination that everyone cannot ignore is Linh Phuoc pagoda . The pagoda is also known as Ve Chai pagoda because the outside is inlaid with thousands of different fragments of china, porcelain and bottle fragments. Besides, thanks to the unique and scale architecture, there are many massive statues. The sightseeing areas are equally attractive.
From the unique “1 no 2” architecture and construction, a number of works inside Linh Phuoc Dalat Pagoda set a series of domestic and foreign records. Make this place the temple holding the most records in Vietnam. Specifically 11 records:
– The temple is made up of many of the most sophisticated pieces.
– The pagoda has the tallest Linh Thap in Vietnam with 36m.
– Tet Quan Am Bodhisattva statue from Asia’s largest immortal flower with 60,000 flowers.
– The tallest wooden Bodhidharma statue in Vietnam.
– The tallest reinforced concrete indoor Buddha statue in Vietnam.
– The largest statue of Khong Tu Vuong in Vietnam is made entirely of star wood.
– The root of the Tram is printed with the largest Buddhist script in Vietnam.
– The work “Song Tung – Bach Hac” set a record in Vietnam
– The truss is made of 15m star wood – the biggest in Vietnam
– The set of tables and chairs with the image of the 12 largest star-wood in Vietnam.
– Architectural works of 18 floors in hell with 300 meters long – the largest in Vietnam.
Where is Linh Phuoc Pagoda located?
Ve Chai Pagoda Dalat is located at 120 Tu Phuoc Street, Ward 11, Da Lat City. This place is suburban so the atmosphere is quite calm and cool. Only 8km from the city center, so traveling quickly and easily. You can combine to the pagoda on the way to Trai Mat Dalat , visit many famous places of the city of flowers. When you stop at the top of the slope, you can enjoy a beautiful panorama of the miniature city below.
Đường đi chùa Linh Phước Đà Lạt
The way to this temple is also very easy, even for those who are not proficient in finding the way. Starting from the location is Da Lat market and turn over Ong Dao bridge, turn to Tran Quoc Toan. Continue on the direction of Ho Tung Mau street through Tran Hung Dao street and Hung Vuong street. Turn on Highway 20 continue straight to meet the downhill slope toward Trai Mat. From there, go about 800 with signposts leading to the pagoda or from a distance to see the picture of Maitreya Buddha, going in that direction nearly 1km to arrive.
History of Linh Phuoc pagoda, Dalat
To become a spacious and impressive work today this temple also has to go through a long history. All thanks to the support and help of Buddhists everywhere, monks and nuns in the temple, the people. Contribution of effort, contribution of effort spent decades. With many times of building and remodeling each different item, plus impressive architecture to gradually become the leading tourist destination in the land of fog today.
History of Linh Phuoc pagoda with the following periods:
– In 1949: construction started on a small scale, the funds were entirely contributed by local Buddhists.
By 1952, this work was basically completed, but not much impression.
– In 1990: the pagoda was renovated and rebuilt to a larger scale. Funding was obtained from Buddhists, called and mobilized by Venerable Thich Tam himself, who was the chairman of the pagoda.
Different architecture and pattern
Wanting to have an outstanding sightseeing spot like today, monks, nuns, Buddhists have built, renovated and renovated Hue people for many years. Linh Phuoc Dalat pagoda has a brilliant Asian-style architecture from the outside to the inside and is not mixed with anywhere else. Include:
– The main hall is 12m wide, up to 33m long with rows of dragon pillars on both sides, above there are reliefs depicting the life of Buddha Shakyamuni, a classic of Amitabha sutras, Dharma Hoa sutras, … In the middle is a statue Buddha Shakyamuni is painted with gold, his back has solemn bodhi tree base relief.
– The sightseeing area with special works such as: 7-storey tower, Long Vien Hoa, Buddha Maitreya statue, Quan Am Bodhisattva, … All are built with solid cement, surrounded by paintings winding dragon weather. Especially, the outside is encrusted with porcelain, but in order to have that, people have to buy from companies or even ask for people’s houses to bring them. Clean, measure, meticulously cut and put together to create impressive and lasting works over the years. Together with Truc Lam Dalat Zen Monastery , this place becomes a spiritual destination and a beautiful check-in.
Linh Phuoc Pagoda – attractive sights
For the children of this land in particular and tourists from everywhere to visit in general. This temple is a stopover for the journey to learn the attractions of the land of flowers that anyone secretly wishes to come once. Besides coming to visit Buddha, wish good luck for yourself and your family. Every corner or architectural item made of meticulousness makes it difficult for anyone who is witnessing even passing by will find it difficult to leave.
Bell tower
As soon as you step into Linh Phuoc pagoda, Da Lat you will see right in front of your eyes a bell tower, also known as Linh Tower, 36 meters high with 7 floors. At the bottom of the tower is supported by support columns with a winding dragon pattern. Above is hanging Dai Hong Chung fruit 4.3 meters high and weighs 8.5 tons. It was cast in 1999 with a mouth diameter of 2.33 meters wide. Funding to make from the contributions of visitors, Buddhists over the years, meticulously carved and molded by Hue artisans.
Visiting Long Vien Hoa
Behind the bell tower is Hoa Long Vien, where there is a dragon built around the statue of Maitreya Buddha, squeezed across the lake, and the mountain is floating. It is 49 meters long and is also encrusted with thousands of ceramic pieces of beer bottles. Walking around here is like witnessing a real scene, stopping and taking photos also brings impressive photos.
Wax figures
Coming to Ve Chai Pagoda in Dalat, an area that you can also hardly ignore is the garden with Buddha statues and monks. The statues are all in the sitting meditation posture made by Thai artists. The most impressive thing is that they all look like real people. Most prominent is the statue of Venerable Minh Ha Duc placed in the solemn center.
Statue of Bodhisattva with flowers of Immortality
On the way up to the main hall of the temple you will immediately see a statue of Bodhisattva with prominent yellow color made of thousands of immortal flowers. The statue was erected at a height of 18 meters and completed in 2009, in 2017 confirmed by the World Records Organization as the largest in Asia. This is not only a sightseeing project that adorns the whole scene of the temple but also a great pride for international friends.
The tallest concrete statue of Quan Am in Vietnam
The 12-meter-high statue of Quan The Am Bodhisattva is located in the center of the main hall of Linh Phuoc Dalat pagoda . Constructed entirely of concrete and reinforced, 2 sides are the 3-storey high internal electrical area, also decorated with ceramic mosaic and sophisticated dragon motifs, covered above. In particular, there are a total of 324 statues of Quan Am, each 3.7 meters high. Standing in front of the scene here feels unusually solemn.
Wooden Bodhidharma Statue
The statue at first glance has a rough shape placed in the temple courtyard, made entirely of wood. Close to you to see the magnitude and meticulousness of the maker. Not only that, around the statue is also displayed with various reliefs, made of stone. It is the pictures depicting the life of the Buddha, or the stone slab with the S-shaped map, the scenic spots of Vietnam, … The sightseeing area is also many tourists stop to learn.
Brocade tree stump contains dharma
Traveling to Da Lat to this Linh Phuoc pagoda, for the first time, you will admire the extremely large diameter of Tram tree stump. The special point is also that, on it contains countless sets of Buddhist sutras, surrounded by lotus-shaped patterns. Not only Buddhists but tourists are overwhelmed when being seen, overwhelmed with the sharpness, as well as the feat to create this work.
18 layers of hell
Just below the 7-storey stupa, a sightseeing area not for the frightened ones is here. Depicting the journey of Bodhisattva Muc Lien Lien through 18 layers of hell with countless difficulties and challenges to save his mother from her depressions. At this point, you not only learn about this touching story, but also learn more about filial piety or karma in life. To look for the good, the good in life and look back on yourself.
Notes when visiting
Traveling to spiritual places as well as visiting Linh Phuoc pagoda has a number of things that you need to keep in mind for the trip to be a smooth one such as:
– When entering the temple, dress politely, discreetly, avoid revealing not suitable for the sanctuary.
– Do not jostle, push and especially laugh, talk loudly while visiting. Affect the purity of the temple and the people around.
– Ticket price to visit Linh Phuoc Dalat Pagoda is free, you can enter the door to worship Buddha, take pictures and visit freely.
– This place closes after 17:00, so you should pay attention to the time before arrival to avoid getting there but not allowed in.
Temporarily leave the vibrant city with bustling, crowded entertainment spots. Come to this temple to explore a special architectural complex, visit the Buddha. And do not forget to check in for yourself the impressive sparkling photos to save memories after leaving Dalat.
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