Top 11+ most famous and meaningful historical sites in Lam Dong
Explore 11 famous historical sites in Lam Dong to help you better understand the history, culture and people of this land. Let's find out right below.
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With the harmonious combination of tower and pagoda in beautiful Eastern architectural style, Linh Phuoc Pagoda has long been one of the most famous spiritual tourist destinations in Da Lat.
Porcelain pieces are installed on all architectural works of Linh Phuoc Pagoda. (Photo: Nguyen Dung/TTXVN)
Referring to Da Lat, it will not be too difficult for visitors to name a series of names that make up the city of thousands of pine trees such as Datanla waterfall, Valley of Love or Tuyen Lam lake...
However, talking about spiritual tourism here, we cannot help but mention Linh Phuoc Pagoda.
Linh Phuoc Pagoda, also known as Ve Chai Pagoda, is one of the ancient architectural works imbued with cultural identity.
Linh Phuoc Pagoda is located in the suburbs, about 20km from Da Lat city center, right on National Highway 1A in Trai Mat area.
With the harmonious combination of tower and pagoda in beautiful Eastern architectural style, this has long been one of the most famous spiritual tourist destinations in Da Lat.
Tourists visit and worship Linh Phuoc Pagoda. (Photo: Nguyen Dung/TTXVN)
The pagoda is also called "Ve Chai Pagoda" by local people because this pagoda was built from ceramic pieces.
The bowls, plates, kettles, and cups were broken up and put together, creating this unique pagoda.
The pagoda was built in 1949 and completed two years later. Then, in 1990, the pagoda was rebuilt with the design and construction direction of the fifth generation Abbot, Venerable Thich Tam Vi, and contributions from local Buddhists and Buddhists from other places.
The pagoda has an area of nearly 6,670 square meters, including the main hall, garden (or Hoa Long Vien), Avalokiteśvara palace, Stupa, antique display area and 18 Levels of Hell.
The architectural work that makes the first impression when entering the pagoda is Long Hoa Vien with a 49m long winding dragon shape made from 12,000 bottles and jars, creating a sparkling beam of light under the Sun.
Opposite Long Hoa Vien is the 7-storey Linh Thap with a height of 36m, created by many unique statues.
The highest floor of Linh Thap is the Dai Hong Chung bell cast in 1999, weighing 8,500kg and 4.3m high. This is the second largest bell after the bell at Bai Dinh Pagoda, Ninh Binh.
Entering the inner hall is the majestically beautiful scene of 324 statues of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, including the largest recorded statue of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva made of reinforced concrete in Vietnam.
The statue is 17m high, including base, body and aura, has a core made of load-bearing steel, is designed to stand on a lotus, holding a vase of nectar in its right hand, and holding a willow branch in its left hand.
In particular, during the 2010 Dalat Flower Festival, Linh Phuoc Pagoda erected a statue of Avalokiteshvara Buddha made of immortal flowers in front of the 7-story bell tower.
The most unique statue of Avalokiteshvara made of 650,000 immortal flowers of Linh Phuoc Pagoda. (Photo: Nguyen Dung/TTXVN)
To build this flower Buddha statue, artisans and Buddhists used about 650,000 immortal flowers, equivalent to 1,630kg of flowers, constructed over 36 days (from November 25, 2009 to December 31, 2009). 2009).
In 2010, the above statue set a Vietnamese record and in 2012, continued to set an Asian record.
During that time until now, the statue of Avalokiteshvara Buddha made of immortal flowers has always been preserved and embellished, and the flowers on the Buddha statue are completely replaced every 2 years.
Visitors to Linh Phuoc Pagoda-Ve Chai Pagoda will also be especially impressed when visiting the 18-level hell area right inside the pagoda, with a length of up to 300m.
Following a small path, visitors will see the way down to the first floor - where antiques, feng shui stones as well as tables and chairs that set a Vietnamese record are displayed.
Next to the 2nd floor is the door to the 18 levels of hell. Here, the temple will explain and talk about karma, cause and effect and filial piety in life to guide people to become more virtuous.
Visitors will witness the strange, horrifying shapes of sinners and the punishments of the King of Hell for the sins they committed while on earth.
From there, you will be enlightened and learn your own lessons. Surely this will be an interesting and meaningful experience for visitors./.
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Update day : 19/12/2023
Explore 11 famous historical sites in Lam Dong to help you better understand the history, culture and people of this land. Let's find out right below.
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