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The Zen monastery is a small brick temple built by a government official from Vung Tau in 1957. In 1961, the Buddhist association organised for a renovation of the monastery and decided to build the Thích Ca Phật Đài further up the mountain. Additional lodgings were built to cater to Buddhist pilgrims who come and visit the site. [1]
Minh Tuệ (born 1981), birth name Lê Anh Tú, is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk.After briefly practicing at a pagoda after giving up his job as a land surveyor, Minh Tue decided to "learn and follow the Buddha's teachings" by observing the 13 ascetic practices of Theravada Buddhism and walking for alms across the country for many years.
Bảo Lộc (old name in Ma language: B’Lao is a city of Lâm Đồng Province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. Bảo Lộc is famous for its registered trademark: B'lao tea. As of 2018 the town district had a population of 170,920. [1] The district covers an area of 229 km 2. The district capital lies at Bảo Lộc. [1]
The reason this wat (Lao for temple) was built was because Setthathirat I desired to create the Phra Ong Teu image that would be placed in it and to have it as his living quarters. [6] There would be six other sculptures of this image in other monasteries, but Wat Ong Teu Mahawihan contains the first. [ 3 ]
Pha That Luang. Buddhist missionaries from the Mauryan Empire are believed to have been sent by Emperor Ashoka, including Bury Chan or Praya Chanthabury Pasithisak and five Arahanta monks, who brought a sacred relic (believed to be the breastbone) of Buddha and enshrined it into the stupa in the 3rd century BC. [2]
Vang Vieng (Lao: ວັງວຽງ, pronounced [wáŋ wíaŋ]) is a town in Vientiane Province, northern Laos. Situated along the Nam Song River and surrounded by karst limestone formations, it lies approximately 130 kilometers (81 mi) north of the national capital, Vientiane. Originally an agricultural settlement, Vang Vieng gained ...
Đồng Hỷ district has 28 communes: Hop Tien, Cay Thi, Nam Hoa, Huong Thuong, Van Han, Minh Lap, Khe Mo, Linh Son, Cao Ngan, Hoa Thuong, Hoa Trung, Phuc Ha, Thinh Dan, Phuc Xuan, Phuc. In 1958, the government decided to take a portion of the land of Dong Bam, Cao Ngan, and Hoa Thuong communes to establish the town of Elephant Mountain and ...
The citadel of Ninh Bình (1884) The name of Ninh Binh officially existed since 1822. [1] During the Nguyen dynasty, in August 1884 in the Tonkin campaign, the allegiance of Ninh Bình was of considerable importance to the French, as artillery mounted in its lofty citadel controlled river traffic to the Gulf of Tonkin.