Not as bulky as Thuong Chieu monastery, nor as unique in architecture as Ong pagoda, but the ancient and serene features at Dai Giac Dong Nai pagoda are enough to make visitors stick around.
Introduction to Dai Giac Dong Nai Pagoda
Enlightened ancient or temple Big Buddha, pagoda statue is an ancient temple of Mahayana, located at 393 / A2, the neighborhood Nhi Hoa Hiep Hoa, Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province, the ancient village of Binh Hoanh, Hiep Hoa commune of the ancient land of Cu Lao Pho.
According to the recorded documents, the pagoda was formed in the middle of the 17th century around 1664 by Zen master Giac Lieu. Initially it was just a small, low temple, but after many restoration and supplementation in 1779, 1820, 1959 and 1967, it became a spacious and spacious building today.
Ancient Dai Giac Pagoda (Photo by Fb Lap Tung Ha)
Moreover, Dai Giac Dong Nai pagoda together with Buu Long pagoda is also a testament to the step of the Nam advancement in the first half of the 17th century of three monks of the Lam Te Tong sect in Dang Trong, so in 1990, it honored attended by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognized as a national-level historical and cultural monument.
Ancient architecture of Dai Giac Pagoda
Although not as famous and massive as Dai Giac Pagoda in Saigon, every time you come here, a peaceful scene of the old multi-old roots shading, of the gentle Dong Nai River and the serene look of the The building is covered with moss and peeling away the paint for the wall, making visitors feel extremely comfortable.
Dai Giac Dong Nai Pagoda welcomes visitors with an ancient yellow gate, with two layers of roofed with blue and yin-yang roofs, eye-catching red temple names inscribed in the middle and at the top of the gate are carved dragon statues sophisticated, meticulous is waving, looks extremely impressive.
Lottery gate (Photo @mayuta_tokyo)
The buildings in the pagoda are designed into three horizontal rows of houses in the shape of “Tam”, with red-tiled yellow walls and a familiar low eaves like houses in rural Vietnam in the past. The outside architecture does not seem very eye-catching, but the inside is extremely impressive with towering round columns creating an airy space, on the columns, all are inscribed non-sentence horizontal panels in the word Dai and but Giac.
The work that is most interested by many people at Dai Giac Pagoda is probably the main hall located in the center. Because inside the temple in the middle of the temple worshiping Tam Ton is Amitabha Buddha and two statues of Shakyamuni, along with the statues of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Dai The Chi bodhisattva, the statue of Birth, the statue of Tieu Dien, the two Ho Phap, Ngoc Hoang, Nam Cao, Bac Dau and That Phat Duoc Su … The two sides have altars of the Minh Vuong Cross, the altar of Dat Ma and the altar of Gia Lam. 
In the shrine there are many Buddha gods (Photo Fb Toms Susi)
Behind the main hall is the To Church, built in 1967, worshiping the statue of Ma Dat to the ancestors and the images and palaces of the ancestors such as: Zen monk Thanh Dang (34th generation), Zen master Buddha Y Linh Nhac and Giac Lieu Thiet Truyen (35th generation) and Patriarch Mat Hoang (36th generation) … In addition, in Dai Giac Pagoda in Dong Nai there are many ancillary works such as the guest house to worship Chuan De Buddha and the Holy Son Linh Son, the bell floor. , empty floor, monk’s room, street mussels and kitchen … to serve the living needs of monks in the temple.
However, the most impressive is probably the Bodhisattva statue cast in white stone placed on the lotus in front of the main hall, the 2.25m high Buddha Amitabha statue placed under the old tree, the large sacred bodhi tree planted in the middle of the courtyard. , the stupa gardens are located around the garden and many other ancient statues … are both spiritual points for worshiping and helping the temple to stay more attractive.
Small scenes in the temple (Photo @ nhomaituoi_hoctro89)
What’s interesting about Dai Giac Dong Nai pagoda?
As a place of worship for many sacred Buddha deities, on the first day, the full moon day or the big New Year holidays, many people bring gifts and aroma compresses respectfully to the pagoda. volunteering, making the whole space of the pagoda feel smoky, extremely fanciful.
Worship at the temple (Photo @ ltb_1996)
Besides, because around Dai Giac Bien Hoa pagoda are planted a lot of trees from ancient to bonsai pots that are carefully trimmed, so the air is always fresh, cool, combined with ancient features of architectural works, making people’s hearts surprisingly peaceful and secure.
Another interesting point here is that there is a delicious vegetarian buffet priced at 100,000 VND / person, from 10:00 am to 13:00 pm, so far away travelers who visit the temple will often stay to enjoy their lunch and then return. about. Revealing, this meal money is also used for charity, super meaningful.
Vegetarian rice at the temple is very delicious (Photo @ hieu.ricky)
In particular, every New Year to spring, Dai Giac Pagoda is also very sparkling and brilliantly decorated by peach branches, apricot branches and red silk, as well as familiar scenes such as leaf houses, heap. straw, bamboo woven furniture … and many interesting games and programs, so even if you do not intend to worship Buddha, you can also come here to make some amazing virtual living pictures.
The scene shimmering when spring comes (Photo courtesy of Nguyen Thao My)
How to move to Dong Nai Dai Giac Pagoda
From Bien Hoa city, follow Vo Thi Sau Street, turn left to FPT Internet Service Sales Department, turn left onto D12, at Ngoc Thang Land Real Estate Trading Company Limited, turn right onto N1 Street, then turn left onto D4 and merge onto Nguyen Thanh Dong street. Then go across Hiep Hoa Bridge and turn right onto Do Van Thi to see the pagoda on the left side of the road.
If you are looking for a peaceful place to ease any disturbances in your mind, not too far from the city center, Dai Giac Dong Nai Pagoda is not a bad destination.
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