Most beautiful monastery in Vietnam

10:02, 19/02/2016

Set atop Tay Thien Mountain in Vinh Phuc Province, 85km west of Hanoi, the Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery offers serene surroundings with majestic all-inspiring views and is a wonderfully refreshing place to visit.    

 

Set atop Tay Thien Mountain in Vinh Phuc Province, 85km west of Hanoi, the Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery offers serene surroundings with majestic all-inspiring views and is a wonderfully refreshing place to visit.    

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It was constructed in 2005 over the ruins of the ancient Thien An Thien Tu Pagoda using that ancient pagoda's original flooring

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Its entrance is magnificently landscaped with hundreds of stone steps surrounded by aesthetically pleasing green courts, potted trees and shrubbery

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Its sanctum is 17 m high with an area spanning 673.2 square metres

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Its architecture is splendidly reflective of ancient Buddhist architecture

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Giant Quan The Am Statue

 

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Bell and drum steeples

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Book store on Buddhism

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(Source:VNNet)