Vinh Trang Pagoda - a famous destination of Dong Thap

(DTO) Vinh Trang Pagoda is a famous ancient temple of the former My Tho region, now in My Phong ward, Dong Thap province. It is not only a center of Buddhist activities, but also a unique architectural and cultural heritage of the South. Over the past hundred years, the pagoda has maintained its solemn, ancient appearance, in harmony with its unique traditional architecture.

The images recorded at Vinh Trang Pagoda show the peaceful space and unique architectural scale closely associated with the spiritual life of local people and visitors from near and far, thereby contributing to honoring the historical, cultural and spiritual values ​​of this national relic.

Respectfully introduce to readers.

In the temple grounds there is a 20 meter high, 250 ton Maitreya Buddha statue, cast in reinforced concrete and inaugurated in 2010.

Vinh Trang is a famous ancient pagoda and a unique architectural work.

The pagoda was started to be built in the early 19th century by Mr. and Mrs. Bui Cong Dat. In 1894, Venerable Thich Hue Dang from Giac Lam Pagoda (Gia Dinh) came to preside over the construction of a large pagoda and named it Vinh Truong Pagoda with the wish for the pagoda to be "Eternal facing the mountains and rivers, everlasting with heaven and earth".

Today, the pagoda has become an unmissable tourist destination for domestic and foreign tourists when they have the opportunity to visit Dong Thap.

VAN PHUC

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