Phat Tich Pagoda - Buddhist cultural center with national treasures

  • Photo: A view of the Phat Tich pagoda. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
    Photo: A view of the Phat Tich pagoda. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
  • Photo: A bird-eye's view of the Phat Tich Pagoda. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
    Photo: A bird-eye's view of the Phat Tich Pagoda. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
  • Photo: A bird-eye's view of the Phat Tich Pagoda's steeple. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
    Photo: A bird-eye's view of the Phat Tich Pagoda's steeple. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
  • Photo: The Amitabha Buddha stone statue, 27 metres high and weighs more than 3,000 tonnes, built in 2007, is considered as one of the largest stone statues in Southeast Asia. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
    Photo: The Amitabha Buddha stone statue, 27 metres high and weighs more than 3,000 tonnes, built in 2007, is considered as one of the largest stone statues in Southeast Asia. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
  • Photo: The Amitabha Buddha stone statue of thousands years old. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
    Photo: The Amitabha Buddha stone statue of thousands years old. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
  • Photo: Animal statues carved out of large stones are recognized as the largest stone animal pairs in Vietnam. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
    Photo: Animal statues carved out of large stones are recognized as the largest stone animal pairs in Vietnam. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
  • Photo: Animal statues carved out of large stones are recognized as the largest stone animal pairs in Vietnam. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương
    Photo: Animal statues carved out of large stones are recognized as the largest stone animal pairs in Vietnam. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương

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Phat Tich Pagoda - Buddhist cultural center with national treasures
02/13/2020 11:19 | TTXVN |
The Phat Tich (Buddha’s Trace) Pagoda in the northern Bac Ninh province, 20km from Hanoi, remains a vestige of the biggest Buddhism centre in Vietnam, where Indian Buddhist monks used to come to do their missionary work. The pagoda preserves national treasures of thousands years old. Among them is the Amitabha Buddha stone statue, 1.85m in height, dating from the Ly Dynasty (11th century) and being known as the oldest in the North. VNA Photo: Thanh Thương

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