Discover the unique decoration of the 'recycled bottle temple'

Kha Ninh

16:49 | 12/27/2024

Linh Phuoc Pagoda is the most unique spiritual and cultural destination in Da Lat, a place created with countless impressive artifacts and ceramic paintings.

Located at 120 Tu Phuoc, Trai Mat, Da Lat City, Lam Dong, Linh Phuoc Pagoda is also known as “Buddha Pagoda” because the architecture is mostly decorated with pieces of ceramic, porcelain, and bottles, creating a brilliant and impressive feeling. (Source: Vinpearl)

It is the special decoration that makes visitors admire when visiting and has become an extremely impressive check-in point in the land of thousands of flowers. (Source: Mia.vn)

Linh Phuoc Pagoda was built in 1949 and completed in 1950. In 1990, the pagoda was restored by Venerable Thich Tam Vi; during the restoration process, a number of new structures were also built. (Source: Wikipedia)

The restoration process has the contribution of Buddhists from all over the world and the combination and efforts of generations of monks in the pagoda. Therefore, this project also has a profound meaning about the value of solidarity and creative human labor. (Source: Wikipedia)

Just the story of collecting scrap to repair the pagoda, which is still told by the monks in the pagoda, is a miracle. To have enough pieces of glass, porcelain, and earthenware to repair the pagoda, the monks had to go to the houses, factories, and workshops producing glass bottles and ceramics in the area to collect them. (Source: @louistran1412)

Once the fragments are brought back to the temple, the monks have to clean, cut, and grind them into pieces of suitable shapes that can be used. Every step is done by hand and requires a lot of effort. (Source: Wikipedia)

Coming to Linh Phuoc Pagoda, visitors seem to be lost in a spiritual world created with countless large and small ceramic images and paintings. These fragments are inlaid everywhere, on the pillars, on the dragons, on the walls, on the patterns in the pagoda. (Source: Wikipedia)

The first impressive work is Long Hoa Vien with a 49m long winding dragon shape made from 12,000 empty bottles creating a sparkling beam of light under the sunlight. (Source: Wikipedia)

Opposite Long Hoa Vien is the 7-storey Linh Thap with a height of 36 meters designed with many unique statues. The highest floor of Linh Thap is the Dai Hong bell cast in 1999, weighing 8,500 kg and 4.3 m high. This is the second largest bell after the bell at Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh. (Source: Wikipedia)

The inner space of the temple is even more majestic with 324 statues of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; the most prominent are two statues of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara which hold Vietnamese records. (Source: Mia.vn)

One work is made of reinforced concrete and is recognized as the largest statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in Vietnam. The other work is equally famous, made from 650,000 immortal flowers, with a height of 17 meters, a weight of 3 tons, and was completed in 36 days with the contribution of 300 Buddhists and 30 artisans. (Source: ivivu)

The most special highlight is the 18-level hell sightseeing area, which is up to 300m long, at the temple. In this area, the temple will explain and talk about karma, cause and effect, and filial piety in life to guide people to become more virtuous. (Source: Vinpearl)

The temple hopes that this area will help Buddhists and tourists gain enlightenment, thereby learning lessons for themselves. And certainly this area will be an interesting and meaningful experience for tourists. (Source: ivivu)

There are also many statues in the Linh Phuoc Pagoda grounds, each with its own unique features. The most unique is the life-like wax statue of Venerable Minh Ha Duc, who was the abbot of Linh Phuoc Pagoda from 1959 to 1985. Information at Linh Phuoc Pagoda shows that Venerable Minh Ha Duc was buried in the pagoda grounds after his death. (Source: ivivu)

In 2010, the monks in the temple started to build a new stupa and moved the remains of monk Minh Ha Duc, only to be surprised to discover that the remains of monk Minh Ha Duc were still intact. And since 2011, the wax statue of monk Minh Ha Duc has been placed in the main hall; combined with the images of the excavation of monk Minh Ha Duc's remains still preserved in the temple, it has unintentionally created an even more fascinating and mysterious story surrounding this already unique temple. (Photo: Khong Van Tien)

It can be said that Linh Phuoc Pagoda is the most unique spiritual and cultural destination in Da Lat. Besides the uniqueness of its architecture and decoration, the pagoda is also notable for owning many records such as: The pagoda with the tallest bell tower in Vietnam; The pagoda with the tallest indoor concrete Buddha statue in Vietnam; The pagoda with the most pieces of ceramic; The tree stump containing the largest set of Buddhist scriptures in Vietnam; The work "Song tung bach hac" is a Vietnamese record... (Source: Vinpearl)

From Linh Phuoc Pagoda, visitors can easily connect to tourist attractions in Da Lat such as Da Lat station, Da Lat flower village, Cau Dat tea hill, Lang Biang mountain... Perhaps that is why, among many attractive tourist attractions in Da Lat, Linh Phuoc Pagoda still has a unique position that is not blurred or mixed in. (Source: @kahee0910)

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