If you are too boring with famous check-in points such as Linh Quy Phap An Pagoda, Di Da Pagoda, Thanh Mau Church, … why not try to explore Bat Nha monastery?
History of Bat Nha monastery
Bat Nha Monastery is located in Village 10, Damb’ri Commune, Bao Loc Town, Lam Dong Province. The name Bat Nha is a phonetic name from the ancient Indian word Prajnâ with the meaning of wisdom. This monastery was built on a hill about 25 hectares wide, surrounded by vast tea fields and three waterfalls below. All create a poetic natural scene as if lost in the foreground.
Bat Nha Monastery – beauty like a fairy scene
Bat Nha Monastery was founded by Venerable Thich Duc Nghi. Regarding the long history, the roots of the monastery have been born for a long time. But not until 1994, the new monastery was started construction and in 2002, it was completed. In 2005, Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh and his students from France returned to Vietnam to practice and donated nearly one million US dollars to buy land, build new facilities to develop the monastery today. . Up to now, the monastery has more than 400 monks, nuns and monks studying and living here.
Check-in before entering Bat Nha monastery
The road to the monastery is quite far, about 140km from Da Lat city . First, find your way to Bao Loc town through road signs or Google Map. Next, from Bao Loc town, follow the direction of the Dambri waterfall tourist area for about 15km, you will see the entrance to the monastery right on the left. Only 2km from Dambri waterfall, after visiting the monastery you can combine to Dambri tourist area.
Note that the entrance to Bat Nha monastery has a large, easy-to-see stone
The campus of Bat Nha monastery
The monastery has two entrances, the main entrance through the three-door gate and an auxiliary gate. The three-door gate was built extremely superficially with stone with a large door in the middle and two side gates on either side. Ancient curved 2-story tile roof combined with mossy stone steps bearing traditional Asian style. Following the side gate, visitors will have to cross a cool pine forest and admire the stone-carved Bat Nha’s name in both Vietnamese, English and Sanskrit.
Three Guan Gate – the main entrance to the monastery
Bat Nha Monastery is located in the middle of a large campus, also known as the main hall. All daily activities such as practice, teaching, worship,. are held here. The two sides are two main living areas: the Tang area is called Phuong Boi Forest and Zone Ni is called the Hong Lua. All are surrounded by green pine forest. In the early mornings on the highlands, this place is covered by hazy clouds, blending with the night dew droplets left on the sparkling leaves, making the scene more quiet and peaceful.
The side entrance you will walk through a green pine forest
The main hall is built in the style of traditional Vietnamese temples with yellow painted brick walls, curved tile roofs carved into the image of a dragon rising to the sky. The pillar system is made of large and sturdy precious wood. There is a statue of clam on the stone steps, making the main hall even more majestic. 
Bat Nha Monastery Main Hall
Located just to the right of the main hall along the path leading up the pine hill is the 350cm-high statue of Quan The Am Bodhisattva seated in the middle of a fake mountain island, holding a small pure water vase that is universalizing sentient beings. Nearby is a bronze fairy serving beside, below is a large lake with bridges forming an artificial waterfall in the center of the Zen Monastery. Combined with the lush greenery system and surrounding rockery, this is a destination not to be missed when visiting Bat Nha Monastery .
Statue of Guan Yin Buddha in the middle of a large campus
Meditation sessions here usually take place in the early morning. Visitors can ask to stay at the temple for one night and attend a meditation session to relieve all sorrows and help peace of mind. Besides, slowly touring the monastery, breathing the fresh air in the morning will also give visitors peaceful moments away from the noisy, noisy city.
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