Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery- a beautiful monastery
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(VOVworld)- Set atop Tay Thien mountain in Vinh Phuc province, 85 km west of Hanoi, the Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery, which together with a Zen Monastery in Da Lat and one at Quang Ninh Provinces’s Yen Tu Mountain, is one of the three largest monasteries in Vietnam.
Built in 2005 on the ruins of an ancient pagoda called Thien An Thien Tu, the Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery sits on the mountain’s peak and offers a stunning view of several other temples and pagodas scattered along the pine-decorated hills. |
Its entrance is magnificently landscaped with hundreds of stone steps surrounded by aesthetically pleasing green courts, potted trees and shrubbery |
Its sanctum is 17 m high with an area spanning 673.2 square metres |
Its architecture is splendidly reflective of ancient Buddhist architecture
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Giant Quan The Am Statue |
Bell and drum steeples |
The site itself is at once tranquil and grandiose. The courtyards are very spacious and the buildings tall and striking. The monastery is decorated with ornate carvings on its doors and embossed works on its walls, ceilings, and pillars. |
The Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery has become an increasingly popular training center for young students each summer. |
The monastery includes a library, souvenir shop, a museum, a meditation house, guesthouses and a mess hall serving vegetarian food for visitors.
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Going to pagodas on first days of the new Lunar Year is a nice spiritual tradition of Vietnamese people to pray Buddha for a year full of happiness, peace, and favorable weather.
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