Bo Da pagoda is one of the centres of the Buddhist Truc Lam Tam To (three patriarchs of Truc Lam) sect |
The pagoda still preserves intact its ancient architecture. |
It features nearly 100 old towers which were built throughout the past three centuries. |
The pagoda looks peaceful and sacred |
It houses nearly 2,000 wood blocks of Buddhist sutras |
The wood blocks, kept in a wooden house in Tu An Tu, have been listed as a national treasure. |
The pagoda has 16 building with nearly 100 adjacent sections |
The pagoda is dedicated to three religions of the same root - Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism along with the three Truc Lam (Vietnamese Zen Buddhism) ancestors. |
A bird's eye view of the pagoda |
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