Admire special editions of national treasures on Buddhism

Versions and images of Vietnam's national Buddhist treasures are being displayed at the Vietnam Buddhist Academy, Binh Chanh district within the framework of the 2025 Vesak Festival.

There are 87 versions and images of Vietnamese Buddhist national treasures on display at the Vietnam Buddhist Academy, Binh Chanh district within the framework of the 2025 Vesak Festival.

The exhibition aims to provide an overview of Vietnamese Buddhist culture in terms of language, robes, architecture, and heritage.

The photo shows a version of the Ly Dynasty tower at Phat Tich Pagoda.

The original tower was built by the third king of the Ly Dynasty (Ly Thanh Tong) from 1057-1066 at Van Phuc Pagoda, Tien Du Mountain ( Bac Ninh Province). Inside the tower is a "6-meter-high golden statue".

The Ly Dynasty tower version was reconstructed based on archaeological and historical documents, with a square plan of 13 floors, a brick core structure and decorative stone cladding.

The base of the tower is shaped like Mount Sumeru, on the thousand-petal lotus rises a precious tower like the manifestation of Buddha. On all four sides, there are eight sets of diamonds guarding and protecting the Buddha Dharma. Around the tower, the sacred birds Ca Lang Tan Gia gather, singing from the paradise. The dragon and flower sculptures demonstrate the excellent craftsmanship of the artisans, expressing the generous and aesthetic thinking of an era.

Architect Dinh Viet Phuong (in the photo, head of the research team) said that in the exhibition there are 20 versions of Buddha statues, the rest are images introduced to the public.

It took the team two years to complete these Buddha statues. The national treasure Buddha statues are reproduced at a scale of 50-70% smaller.

Version of Amitabha statue at Phat Tich pagoda.

The original statue is a masterpiece of Ly Dynasty sculpture, recognized by the state as a national treasure in 2013. The original statue is made of green stone, with a height of 277cm including the pedestal, depicting Amitabha Buddha sitting in meditation on a lotus throne in a full lotus position, sitting in a calm and serene posture.

Version of the Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Statue at Bao An Pagoda.

The original statue is a masterpiece of Vietnamese Buddhist art, listed as one of the 113 most typical treasures from Asian religious art including India, China, Korea, Japan... This is one of the treasures that clearly demonstrates the unique features of Vietnamese Buddhist art in the general flow of world Buddhist art.

Version of the Tam The statue set at But Thap pagoda (Bac Ninh).

The original consists of 3 statues representing 3 generations: Amitabha Buddha - presiding over the past, Shakyamuni Buddha - presiding over the present and Maitreya Buddha - presiding over the future. The statues are sitting in a meditative posture on a lotus throne, expressing simplicity and openness. The statues date back to the 17th century and were recognized as national treasures in 2020.

Version of the statue of Avalokitesvara with a thousand eyes and a thousand hands at But Thap Pagoda (Bac Ninh province).

The original dates from around the 17th century and was recognized as a national treasure in 2012. The statue is made of wood, 235cm high, sitting in a meditative posture, with 11 main faces facing forward and 2 side faces. The statue has 42 large arms, bare arms, hands in mudra and meditation postures. The rings of auxiliary arms form a large circle placed separately behind the statue (including 789 arms), each hand has an eye.

Version of 3 Tam The statues at Linh Ung Pagoda (Bac Ninh). The original was crafted in the 17th century, recognized as a national treasure in 2013.

The three statues of Tam The in Linh Ung Pagoda are all made of stone blocks with very large sizes (the statue is 1.46m high, the pedestal is 2.59m high), weighing several tons. The statues are made entirely in a closed block with a large body. The uniqueness is also shown in the pedestal with the design and decorative motifs inheriting the quintessence of art from the Tran Dynasty, the Early Le Dynasty, and the Mac Dynasty, while honoring the ideal beauty of Buddhism.

Version of Tuyet Son statue, Mia pagoda ( Hanoi ).

The original was made around the 17th or 18th century. The sculpture depicts Prince Siddhartha's ascetic period before his enlightenment and becoming Buddha.

In the photo is a version of the statue of Avalokitesvara with a thousand hands and eyes at Me So Pagoda (Hung Yen).

The original statue was crafted in the 19th century and recognized as a national treasure in 2018. The statue is made of jackfruit wood and sits on a lotus throne in a meditative pose. It has 1,014 different hands and eyes, including 42 large hands arranged in pairs facing each other. The unique feature of the statue is that it has an additional pair of hands behind its back.

Two versions of the statues of Quan Am giving birth and Quan Am sitting on a mountain of Mia Pagoda (Hanoi). The two original statues date back to the 17th and 18th centuries, made of wood, painted red and gilded.

Replica of Phap Van Buddha statue at Dau Pagoda (Bac Ninh), flanked by Kim Dong - Ngoc Nu statues. The original dates from the 16th century and was recognized as a national treasure in 2017.

The exhibition "Northern Buddhist Heritage" is a vivid slice of more than two thousand years of Buddhism being closely associated with the cultural and spiritual life of the nation. In the photo is a Ly Dynasty terracotta tower engraved with the words "Thap chu khai thien thong van Hoang De", dating from the 16th and 17th centuries.

Along with the Buddha statues are many images, documents and excerpts introducing the value of Vietnamese Buddhist national treasures.

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