By joining a spiritual tour with the destination of Can Tho Buddhist Temple, in addition to admiring the ancient and sacred beauty of the temple, you will find moments of peace in your heart.
Coming to Tay Do, in addition to experiencing fruit-filled garden tours, the sacred beauty of the ancient temples here also attracts many tourists to visit and worship. In particular, Can Tho Buddhist Temple – a famous spiritual destination attracts many domestic and foreign tourists to come here to visit as well as pray for peace for their family, friends, and relatives.
Bold with the architecture of the West River
Where is Buddhist Temple in Can Tho?
Can Tho Buddhist Temple is located opposite Khmer Munirensay Pagoda and Sacombank building and right near Chu Van An Secondary School. Not more than 650m from Ninh Kieu wharf, visitors can reach the pagoda by walking easily to enjoy the pace of life and the landscape of the people living in this area.
Address: 11 Hoa Binh Boulevard – Ninh Kieu District – City. Can Tho.
Opening hours: 8:00am – 10:00 pm
Contact phone: 071.827685
Note: The temple is usually open on weekdays to welcome visitors here for sightseeing and sightseeing.
How to go to Can Tho Buddhist Temple?
To move to Phat Hoc Pagoda , you will have to cross Hai Ba Trung route (Ninh Kieu wharf) -> then go to Ngo Quyen route. From Ngo Quyen Street, you continue to move to the West when you meet the 4 intersection at Hoa Binh Boulevard, you continue to turn left, go straight for a while and you will reach the pagoda.
Note: The Tam Quan Gate of this temple is located right on Hoa Binh Boulevard. So visitors just need to follow this road to get there.
Buddha statue placed in the temple
Why is it called ‘Buddhist Temple’?
Any visitor visiting this temple will wonder why the pagoda is named Buddha Hoc. According to recorded history, the pagoda was formerly the headquarters of the Nam Viet Buddhist Association of Can Tho and was built by the Buddhist Association in 1951. The purpose of this temple was built for the Buddhas. came to practice Buddhism.
Up to now, the Buddhist Temple in Can Tho has undergone many abbot lifetimes. And Venerable Thich Thien Phuoc, who has been the abbot of the temple since 1965, is also the oldest abbot of the temple. After that, Venerable Thich Minh Thong succeeded him with many contributions to the local Buddhism, including the restoration of the temple in 1998 – 1999.
Today, the Buddhist Temple often organizes training courses, lectures, cooks and distributes charity rice to the poor. In particular, the pagoda also aims to do charity work and give gifts to students in remote and disadvantaged areas. During the exam season, the temple often cooks vegetarian rice to distribute free of charge to the students. Therefore, many tourists and Buddhists from near and far come to the temple to practice and live at the temple.
Visiting the unique architecture of Phat Hoc pagoda
At the time of its establishment, Can Tho Buddhist Temple was only built on 3 floors and the architecture of the pagoda at that time was quite simple, not too fussy. In 2012, this temple was restored and built 2 more floors into a 5-story building with massive and majestic architecture as it is today.
The pagoda is built with 5 majestic floors
The first floor of the temple is the campus to welcome Buddhists from far away to pray and worship. Inside, there is also a kitchen and an area selling Buddhist scriptures to meet the needs of Buddhists.
The second floor is the solemn space to worship the Medicine Master, Buddha, and Bodhisattva.
3rd floor: with a large main hall only open on special occasions. This is also the place to worship the Bodhisattva statue.
4th floor is the place to worship Bodhidharma.
Floor 5: is the place to worship Amitabha Buddha; Next to the two sides are the statues of Bodhisattvas and Buddhas of the Arhats.
The main hall as well as the lecture hall of the temple own a spacious area with a capacity of up to 100 people. Most especially, the pagoda is built on 5 floors with spacious and fully functional worshiping rooms and rooms. However, the yard in front of the temple is only 20m2 and has the only presence of an old banyan tree.
Presbytery
From the outside looking at this ancient temple is very superficial, tilted page and located peacefully in the heart of Can Tho city. Although the outside space of the temple is extremely noisy and noisy because it is located in the center. But when you set foot in the temple, you will see the peaceful difference because of the purity and deposition of the temple membrane.
Can Tho Buddhist Temple possesses Northern Buddhism architecture and has a modern beauty like many other temples in the West. The highlight of this temple is built with a splendid 5-storey architecture and is surrounded by many rows of fresh and cool trees around.
The three-way gate from the outside to the inside
The three-way gate from the inside out
In front of the temple is a small three-way gate but still retains the old architectural beauty. Guarding in front of the main gate are two statues of Mr. Phong body and Lei god – protecting the pagoda. 
3 statues are placed next to the three gates
Looking to the right of the three-door gate is the presence of three statues: Amitabha Buddha; Medicine Buddha; Buddha Shakyamuni. And next to the rocks near the Buddha statue appeared a stone stele engraved with the Great Compassion Mantra and many meaningful lessons for people in Buddhism.
In general, the superficial architecture of the temple when decorated with sophisticated patterns with elaborate and meticulous decoration techniques and the appearance of lanterns spread around makes the temple even more sacred. ever. On holidays, or Buddha’s birthday, the lanterns are lit up shimmering, fanciful looking very beautiful.
What to note when visiting the Buddhist temple
Because it is a place of worship and respect, when visiting Can Tho Buddhist Temple , visitors should pay attention to the following issues:
- About costumes: You should wear discreet costumes, do not wear short clothes such as: sleeveless tops, shorts, tank tops that are offensive, lose your sanity at the temple….
- Do not joke, laugh, or enslave each other when going to the temple.
- Maintain general hygiene at the temple, do not litter indiscriminately.
And if you want to be stuffy and dusty outside to find peace of mind and peace in your soul, then Can Tho Buddhist Temple will be a great destination for those who love and experience spiritual tourism.
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