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Location: Situated in Dau Village,
Thanh Khuong Commune, Thuan Thanh District, Bac Ninh
Province.
Characteristics: Built in the 3rd century, Dau Pagoda is
the oldest pagoda in Vietnam.
In the beginning, the pagoda was a Buddhist center well
known throughout the country and abroad. At the end of
the 4th century, Ch’an Master Vinitaruci gave lectures
and the first Vietnamese Buddhist doctrine was produced
there.
Mac Dinh Chi, a mandarin under the Tran Dynasty,
enlarged the pagoda in the 14th century and the pagoda
underwent several renovations during the following
centuries
In the pagoda’s yard, there is a three - storey tower
called Hoa Phong. In the tower, there is a large bell
produced in 1793, a big bronze gong produced during the
18th year of the reign of Minh Menh (1817) and statues
of Phap Van, Kim Dong, and Ngoc Nu, followers of the
Goddess of Mercy according to Buddhist legends.
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Source: Vietnam Nation Administration of Tourism
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